Nature December 2019 PMID 31827291

Phonon heat transfer across a vacuum through quantum fluctuations.

King Yan Fong, Hao-Kun Li, Rongkuo Zhao, Sui Yang, Yuan Wang, Xiang Zhang

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Abstract in brief

  • Researchers have discovered that heat can be transferred across a vacuum through phonon coupling induced by quantum fluctuations, challenging traditional views that this was impossible without a medium.
  • The experimental demonstration used nanomechanical systems, showing that thermal energy can be exchanged between phonon modes in a vacuum gap.
  • This finding could significantly impact quantum thermodynamics and applications in nanoscale thermal management, adding a new mechanism of heat transfer beyond conventional methods.

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