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Negative differential thermal resistance of fluids induced by heat baths

Rongxiang Luo1,2,*, Juncheng Guo1, Jun Zhang1, and Hanxin Yang1

  • 1Department of Physics, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China
  • 2Fujian Science and Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China, Fuzhou 350108, Fujian, China

  • *phyluorx@fzu.edu.cn
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Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043184 – Published 12 December, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.043184

Abstract

It has recently been shown that in one-dimensional hard-point gases, there is a mechanism that induces negative differential thermal resistance (NDTR) between heat baths. We examine this mechanism in more general higher-dimensional fluids described by multiparticle collision dynamics. We consider fluids in a finite cuboid region of three-dimensional space with each end in contact with a heat bath. Based on analytical results and numerical models, we find that the mechanism underlying NDTR also works for high-dimensional fluidic systems with weak interactions and is very robust to mixed fluids. Our results significantly advance knowledge of NDTR induced by heat baths and illuminate different directions to explore in fabricating fluid thermal transistors in micro- and nanosystems.

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Phys. Rev. Research 4, 043184– Published 12 December, 2022
  • Received 28 June 2022
  • Accepted 2 December 2022
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