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Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes

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Boreyko, JB; Zhao, Y; Chen, CH
Published in: Applied Physics Letters
December 5, 2011

Phase-change thermal diodes rectify heat transport much more effectively than solid-state ones, but are limited by either the gravitational orientation or one-dimensional configuration. Here, we report a planar phase-change diode scalable to large areas with an orientation-independent diodicity of over 100, in which water/vapor is enclosed by parallel superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic plates. The thermal rectification is enabled by spontaneously jumping dropwise condensate which only occurs when the superhydrophobic surface is colder than the superhydrophilic surface. © 2011 American Institute of Physics.

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Applied Physics Letters

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0003-6951

Publication Date

December 5, 2011

Volume

99

Issue

23

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences
 

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Boreyko, J. B., Zhao, Y., & Chen, C. H. (2011). Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes. Applied Physics Letters, 99(23). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3666818
Boreyko, J. B., Y. Zhao, and C. H. Chen. “Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes.” Applied Physics Letters 99, no. 23 (December 5, 2011). https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3666818.
Boreyko JB, Zhao Y, Chen CH. Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes. Applied Physics Letters. 2011 Dec 5;99(23).
Boreyko, J. B., et al. “Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes.” Applied Physics Letters, vol. 99, no. 23, Dec. 2011. Scopus, doi:10.1063/1.3666818.
Boreyko JB, Zhao Y, Chen CH. Planar jumping-drop thermal diodes. Applied Physics Letters. 2011 Dec 5;99(23).

Published In

Applied Physics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0003-6951

Publication Date

December 5, 2011

Volume

99

Issue

23

Related Subject Headings

  • Applied Physics
  • 51 Physical sciences
  • 40 Engineering
  • 10 Technology
  • 09 Engineering
  • 02 Physical Sciences