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Magnetic Tweezers for the Measurement of Twist and Torque
Published on: May 19, 2014
Abstract:
In the Research Article (DOI: 10.1002/nap2.70000), Yang Hu, Xiuquan Huang, Pablo Alonso-González, and co-workers investigated near-field radiative heat transfer between two separated twisted α-MoO3 bilayers and found that the heat flux can be enhanced by simply increasing the interlayer twist angle. This modulation is attributed to the emergence of topological transitions, shifting from open (hyperbolic) to closed (elliptical) polaritonic dispersions. This work offers theoretical insights into the modulation of NFRHT using twistoptics, representing a significant step toward the advancement of twisted thermotics.
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