Device physics - The heat is on - and off

被引:54
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作者
Casati, Giulio
机构
[1] Univ Insubria, Ctr Nonlinear & Complex Syst, I-22100 Como, Italy
[2] Natl Univ Singapore, Singapore 117542, Singapore
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D O I
10.1038/nnano.2006.191
中图分类号
TB3 [工程材料学];
学科分类号
0805 ; 080502 ;
摘要
By coating a nanotube with a molecular layer that is thicker on one end than the other, it is possible to make a thermal rectifier that allows heat to flow easily along the tube in one direction, but not so easily in the opposite direction.
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