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Characterization of Thermal Transport in One-dimensional Solid Materials
Published on: January 26, 2014
Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics of Heat Transport in Superlattices, Graded Systems, and Thermal Metamaterials with
David Jou1,2, Liliana Restuccia3
1Grup de Fisíca Estadística, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain.
Abstract:
In this review, we discuss a nonequilibrium thermodynamic theory for heat transport in superlattices, graded systems, and thermal metamaterials with defects. The aim is to provide researchers in nonequilibrium thermodynamics as well as material scientists with a framework to consider in a systematic way several nonequilibrium questions about current developments, which are fostering new aims in heat transport, and the techniques for achieving them, for instance, defect engineering, dislocation engineering, stress engineering, phonon engineering, and nanoengineering. We also suggest some new applications in the particular case of mobile defects.
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