Thermal metamaterials for enhanced non-Fourier heat transport.

ABSTRACT: The untapped potential of thermal metamaterials requires the simultaneous observation of both diffusive and wave-like heat propagation across multiple length scales that can only be realised through theories beyond Fourier. Here, we demonstrate that tailored material patterning significantly modifies heat transport dynamics with enhanced non-Fourier behaviour, effectively trapping heat (temporarily). By bridging phonon scattering mechanisms with macroscopic heat flux via a novel perturbation-theory approach, we derive the hyperbolic Cattaneo model directly from particle dynamics, establishing a direct link between relaxation time and phonon lifetimes. Our micro-scale patterned systems exhibit extended non-Fourier characteristics, where internal interfaces mediate wave-like energy propagati

SUBMITTER: Mclean H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12637368 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature