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Area of Science:

  • Solid State Physics
  • Phononics
  • Materials Science

Background:

  • Thermal conduction force is crucial in engineering and biochemistry.
  • Current methods face challenges regulating this force due to fixed direction and temperature gradient requirements.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the existence of thermal conduction force under zero average temperature gradient conditions.
  • To explore the tunability of thermal conduction force direction.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis based on the momentum conservation law for phonon gases.
  • Consideration of wavelike thermal conduction, specifically plane, zeroth-order Bessel, and first-order Bessel second sound modes.

Main Results:

  • Demonstrated thermal conduction force in dielectric crystals without a net temperature gradient.
  • Showcased highly tunable force direction, controllable to be along or against the second sound propagation.

Conclusions:

  • Thermal conduction force can exist and be manipulated even with fluctuating temperatures.
  • Opens avenues for controlling local thermal conductivity in crystals for novel applications.