Observation of solid-state bidirectional thermal conductivity switching in antiferroelectric lead zirconate (PbZrO3)

Materials with tunable thermal properties enable on-demand control of temperature and heat flow. Here, the authors demonstrate how thermal conductivity of an antiferroelectric solid can be bi-directionally switched to 10% lower and 25% higher values without any moving components.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kiumars Aryana, John A. Tomko, Ran Gao, Eric R. Hoglund, Takanori Mimura, Sara Makarem, Alejandro Salanova, Md Shafkat Bin Hoque, Thomas W. Pfeifer, David H. Olson, Jeffrey L. Braun, Joyeeta Nag, John C. Read, James M. Howe, Elizabeth J. Opila, Lane W. Martin, Jon F. Ihlefeld, Patrick E. Hopkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29023-y