Materials with ultrahigh or low thermal conductivity are desirable for many technological
applications, such as thermal management of electronic and photonic devices, heat …

The demand for sophisticated tools and approaches in heat management and control has
triggered the fast development of fields that include conductive thermal metamaterials …

Ferroelectric domain walls have emerged as a new type of interface in which the dynamic
characteristics of ferroelectricity introduce the element of spatial mobility, allowing real-time …

Ferroelectric materials, because of their robust spontaneous electrical polarization, are
widely used in various applications. Recent advances in modelling, synthesis and …

Effective control of heat transfer is vital for energy saving and carbon emission reduction. In
contrast to achievements in electrical conduction, active control of heat transfer is much …

Interest in new thermal diodes, regulators, and switches has been rapidly growing because
these components have the potential for rich transport phenomena that cannot be achieved …

The poor performance of lithium-ion batteries in extreme temperatures is hindering their
wider adoption in the energy sector. A fundamental challenge in battery thermal …

As nonlinear thermal devices, thermal regulators can intelligently respond to temperature
and control heat flow through changes in heat transfer capacities, which allows them to …

Polymeric thermal switches that can reversibly tune and significantly enhance their thermal
conductivities are desirable for diverse applications in electronics, aerospace, automotives …

Unlike the wide-ranging dynamic control of electrical conductivity, there does not exist an
analogous ability to tune thermal conductivity by means of electric potential. The traditional …