2 papers
cond-mat.mes-hall2026
Thermal rectification due to phonon confinement in nanoparticles
Alexej D. Semenov, Mariia Sidorova, Alessio Zaccone +1
We demonstrate that thermal rectification can arise at the contact between two spherical nanoparticles of identical material but different size due to the geometric confinement of…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
Thermal Rectification from Size-Dependent Phonon Confinement in Nanoparticle Assemblies
Megan J. Farrington, David J. Wasserman, Eden R. Josza +6
Thermal insulation remains an important technological challenge across the vast number of applications, from living quarters to quantum technology. Here, we exploit the size-depend…