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This project investigates how phonons, the collective vibrations of atoms in solids, can transfer heat across a vacuum gap through Van der Waals interactions. It also aims to quantify friction caused by phonons in close proximity, which is crucial for micro-electromechanical systems.
Phonons (collective atomic vibrations in solids) are more effective in transporting heat than photons.
This is the reason why the conduction mode of heat transport in solids (via phonons) is dominant compared to the radiation mode of heat transport (via photons).
However, since phonons are unable to traverse a vacuum gap (unlike photons) it is commonly believed that two bodies separated by a gap cannot exchange heat via phonons.
Recently it has been recognized that a mechanism could exist where…
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