Controlling mass and energy diffusion with metamaterials

F Yang, Z Zhang, L Xu, Z Liu, P Jin, P Zhuang… - Reviews of Modern …, 2024 - APS
Diffusion driven by temperature or concentration gradients is a fundamental mechanism of
energy and mass transport that inherently differs from wave propagation in both physical …

Machine learning aided design and optimization of thermal metamaterials

C Zhu, EA Bamidele, X Shen, G Zhu, B Li - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has advanced material research that were previously intractable,
for example, the machine learning (ML) has been able to predict some unprecedented …

Topological thermal transport

Z Liu, P Jin, M Lei, C Wang, F Marchesoni… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Thermal transport is a fundamental mechanism of energy transfer process quite distinct from
wave propagation phenomena. It can be manipulated well beyond the possibilities offered …

A thermal–EM concentrator for enhancing EM signals and focusing heat fluxes simultaneously

H Chen, Y Liu, F Sun, Q Sun, X Wu… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The simultaneous concentration of electromagnetic (EM) waves and heat fluxes in the same
target region within an on‐chip system has substantial academic research importance and …

Higher-order topological in-bulk corner state in pure diffusion systems

Z Liu, PC Cao, L Xu, G Xu, Y Li, J Huang - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Compared with conventional topological insulator that carries topological state at its
boundaries, the higher-order topological insulator exhibits lower-dimensional gapless …

Thermal metamaterials: From static to dynamic heat manipulation

C Fan, CL Wu, Y Wang, B Wang, J Wang - Physics Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Static and dynamic metamaterials have been extensively studied for their ability to
manipulate different physical fields and directed to broad applications. Because the …

Dual polymer electrochromic adaptive camouflage devices for multiple environments based on quaterthiophene polymer and optional ion storage layers

J Wang, L Zhang, W Zhan, J Dong, Y Ma, J Li… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The potential for electrochromic materials/devices to be utilized as adaptive camouflage for
multiple environments remains to be investigated. In this work, the solution processible …

Click metamaterials: Fast acquisition of thermal conductivity and functionality diversities

C Wang, P Jin, F Yang, P Zhuang, L Xu, J Huang - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
In material science, the development of metamaterials is crucial for advancing various
technological applications. However, most metamaterial designs are still case by case due …

Active Control of Temperature‐Sensitive GaN‐Graphene van der Waals Heterojunctions Integrated Metasurfaces: A Platform for Multifunctional Micro–Nanophotonic …

GF Wu, FP Yan, LJ Liang, W Wang, T Li… - Advanced Optical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Van der Waals (vdW) heterojunctions composed of GaN/graphene have high transmittance
and excellent carrier transport properties. The combination of multidimensional hybrid …

Reconfigurable, zero-energy, and wide-temperature loss-assisted thermal nonreciprocal metamaterials

M Lei, P Jin, Y Zhou, Y Li, L Xu, J Huang - Proceedings of the National …, 2024 - pnas.org
Thermal nonreciprocity plays a vital role in chip heat dissipation, energy-saving design, and
high-temperature hyperthermia, typically realized through the use of advanced …