Photothermal catalysis is an emerging sub-discipline of heterogeneous catalysis. It is distinct
from both thermochemical catalysis driven by heat and photochemical catalysis powered by …

The reduced dimensionality makes low-dimensional nanomaterials possessing diverse
unusual size-dependent transport properties, due to the distinct quantum confinement …

Approximately 90 per cent of the world's power is generated by heat engines that use fossil
fuel combustion as a heat source and typically operate at 30–40 per cent efficiency, such …

Between 2004 and 2030 the annual global consumption of energy is estimated to rise by
more than 50%. 1 Assuming current policies and practices remain in place, most of the …

Advances in the fabrication and characterization of nanoscale systems now allow for a better
understanding of one of the most basic issues in science and technology: the flow of heat at …

Using ab initio calculations we have investigated the thermal conductivity (κ) of diamond
nanowires, unveiling unusual features unique to this system. In sharp contrast with Si, κ (T) …

Radio frequency (RF) microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) based on Al1–x Sc x N are
replacing AlN-based devices because of their higher achievable bandwidths, suitable for the …

Phonon hydrodynamics is an effective macroscopic method to study heat transport in
dielectric solid and semiconductor. It has a clear and intuitive physical picture, transforming …

A rigorous derivation is given for the thermal conductivity accumulation function and mean
free path (MFP) spectrum of an isotropic bulk material. The key physical insight is to express …

Heat transfer can differ distinctly at the nanoscale from that at the macroscale. Recent
advancement in computational and experimental techniques has enabled a large number of …