Transport Processes Program News Today

Little is known about quantum size effects on radiative heat transfer. Through a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, Sheila Edalatpour and her team will be the first to establish a theoretical framework for modeling radiative heat transfer in quantum materials and in presence of electron tunneling.

Components the size of a few atoms, known as quantum materials, can enhance how technology functions and manages its heat. However, little is known about how heat is emitted and exchanged in quantum materials in contrast with their more common...