UNM researcher studies control of the radiative heat transfer in a pair of rotating nanostructures
March 30, 2023
Hot bodies emit heat in the form of electromagnetic radiation. Light bulbs and night vision cameras are examples of technologies based on this physical phenomenon. Our daily experience tells us that heat is always directed from hot bodies to colder ones.
In a new study led by University of New Mexico Physics and Astronomy Professor Alejandro Manjavacas, scientists demonstrate that this does not always occur for rotating nanostructures. This finding could have applications in the generation of thermophotovoltaic energy and the thermal control of electronic devices.
The results of this research titled, Control of the Radiative Heat Transfer in a Pair of Rotating Nanostructures, were published in Physical Review Letters.
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