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Expanded-plane bilayer thermal concentrator for improving thermoelectric conversion efficiency
Haohan Tan, Yuqian Zhao, Xinchen Zhou +1
Thermoelectric devices are pivotal in the energy sector, with enhancing their conversion efficiency being a longstanding focal point. While progress has been made, overcoming the i…
Thermal conduction force under standing and quasi-standing temperature field
Haohan Tan, Yuqian Zhao, Jiping Huang
Thermal conduction force plays a crucial role in manipulating the local thermal conductivity of crystals. However, due to the diffusive nature of thermal conduction, investigating…
A dynamic thermal sensing mechanism with reconfigurable expanded-plane structures
Haohan Tan, Haoyang Cai, Peng Jin +1
The precise measurement of temperature is crucial in various fields such as biology, medicine, industrial automation, energy management, and daily life applications. While in most…
Controlling mass and energy diffusion with metamaterials
Fubao Yang, Zeren Zhang, Liujun Xu +9
Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of energy and mass transport, which inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical…