The design of a thermal rectifier

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dc.creatorPeyrard, Michel
dc.date2006-08-25
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T07:19:48Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T07:19:48Z
dc.descriptionThe idea that one can build a solid-state device that lets heat flow more easily in one way than in the other, forming a heat valve, is counter-intuitive. However the design of a thermal rectifier can be easily understood from the basic laws of heat conduction. Here we show how it can be done. This analysis exhibits several ideas that could in principle be implemented to design a thermal rectifier, by selecting materials with the proper properties. In order to show the feasibility of the concept, we complete this study by introducing a simple model system that meets the requirements of the design.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608569
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0608569
dc.identifierEurophysics Letters, published online 25 August 2006
dc.identifierdoi:10.1209/epl/i2006-10223-5
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/114765
dc.subjectMaterials Science
dc.subjectClassical Physics
dc.titleThe design of a thermal rectifier
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