A series circuit of thermal rectifiers: an effective way to enhance rectification ratio
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
2016-05-09 v1
Abstract
The low rectification ratio limits the application of thermal rectifiers. In this paper, it is found that a series circuit of thermal rectifiers in asymmetric graphene/graphene phononic crystal (GPnC) structures can improve rectification significantly. The simulations by using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) are performed. Moreover, the size effect on thermal rectification is also studied and discussed.
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@article{arxiv.1605.01806,
title = {A series circuit of thermal rectifiers: an effective way to enhance rectification ratio},
author = {Shiqian Hu and Meng An and Nuo Yang and Baowen Li},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1605.01806},
year = {2016}
}