Breakthrough in Heat Transport in Solids Paves Way for Ultra-Efficient Insulators
Researchers at Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) in Bengaluru have uncovered a new mechanism of heat transport in the crystalline materials of solids, which could revolutionize thermal management and insulation technologies. The discovery shows phonons transitioning from particle-like propagation to wave-like coherence, particularly evident in the compound Tl₂AgI₃. This finding breaks traditional norms of heat conduction and proposes a new material design strategy emphasizing phonon localization and coherence.
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