High internal phase Pickering emulsion (HIPPE) is renowned for its exceptionally high-
volume fraction of internal phase, leading to flocculated yet deformed emulsion droplets and …

Phononic crystals (PnCs) control the transport of sound and heat similar to the control of
electric currents by semiconductors and metals or light by photonic crystals. Basic and …

We are witnessing an unprecedented expansion of Internet of Things (IoT) market, whose
nodes are already outnumbering human population several times. Despite the huge …

Thermal transport at the nanoscale level is attracting attention not only because of its
physically interesting features such as the peculiar behavior of phonons due to their …

Effective thermal management of electronic devices encounters substantial challenges
owing to the notable power densities involved. Here, we propose layered MoS2 phononic …

The pressing issues of the energy crisis and rapid electronics development have sparked a
growing interest in the production of highly thermally conductive polymer composites. Due to …

The widespread use of nanostructures and nanomaterials has opened up a whole new
realm of challenges in thermal management, but also leads to possibilities for energy …

Phonons play a key role in the physical properties of materials, and have long been a topic
of study in physics. While the effects of phonons had historically been considered to be a …

A thermal rectifier/diode is a nonreciprocal element or system that enables preferential heat
transport in one direction. In this work we demonstrate a single-material thermal diode …

The central concept in phononics is the tuning of the phonon dispersion relation, or phonon
engineering, which provides a means of controlling related properties such as group velocity …