Ayan Majumder1, Kanishka Panda1, Rohith Mittapally1

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States.

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|December 31, 2025
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研究者らは、ポリマーがナノスケール熱センサーの性能を制限する現象である超プランク放射熱伝達を低減できることを発見した。窒化ケイ素の代わりにポリパラキシリレンCを使用すると、この強化された熱結合が大幅に抑制され、カロリメーターの性能が向上する。

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