A Series Circuit of Thermal Rectifiers: An Effective Way to Enhance Rectification Ratio. Issue 6 (1st December 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hu, Shiqian; An, Meng; Yang, Nuo; Li, Baowen
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 13:Issue 6(2017)
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• Publication Date: 2016-12-01
• Subjects: graphene phononic crystal -- series effect -- thermal rectification; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201602726
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : A novel approach is proposed to enhance the thermal rectification ratio, namely, arranging two thermal rectifiers in series. Through theoretical analysis and molecular dynamics simulations on graphene/phononic crystal structures, the results show that the series thermal rectifiers enhance thermal rectification ratio significantly, compared to a single rectifier. Meanwhile, the results of theoretical prediction match well with simulation results.