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| Reference Number | EP/X012840/1 | |
| Title | Heat Transport in Novel 3D Patterned Structures | |
| Status | Started | |
| Energy Categories | Other Cross-Cutting Technologies or Research 100%; | |
| Research Types | Basic and strategic applied research 100% | |
| Science and Technology Fields | PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Physics) 60%; PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS (Metallurgy and Materials) 40%; |
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| UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation | Not Cross-cutting 100% | |
| Principal Investigator |
Dr IS Nandhakumar School of Chemistry University of Southampton |
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| Award Type | Standard | |
| Funding Source | EPSRC | |
| Start Date | 01 July 2023 | |
| End Date | 30 June 2026 | |
| Duration | 36 months | |
| Total Grant Value | £426,380 | |
| Industrial Sectors | Materials sciences | |
| Region | South East | |
| Programme | NC : Physical Sciences | |
| Investigators | Principal Investigator | Dr IS Nandhakumar , School of Chemistry, University of Southampton |
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| Abstract | Heat is something that all of us are familiar with - we use it to keep us warm and to cook our food. The flow of heat in materials is of fundamental technological importance and imposes constraints on how we design devices. Too little heat often means physical processes cannot activate. Too much heat and most technological systems eventually fail. In our homes, it is the flow of heat that is vital to our comfort, whilst optimising materials for our buildings to reduce heat loss is now of significant importance in tackling global warming and climate change. As such, it is perhaps surprising how little is understood about the flow of heat in materials. In particular, real materials often have complex three-dimensional geometries upon the microscopic scale with a range of interfacial regions. Perhaps the most critical aspect, how heat flows from one material to the next is also one of the aspects which is not well understood. Though studies have started to investigate how heat flows in such real materials and between materials, their success are limited by the lack of controlled model experimental systems that would allow different transport processes to be directly probed. There are several reasons for this. Firstly, when looking at the length scales which are comparable to the average distance heat carriers travel unperturbed, one needs to investigate nanoscale structures. The fabrication of controlled 3D geometries upon the nanoscale is incredibly challenging and to date has limited exploration. Secondly, for a detailed comparison with theory, one needs periodic systems, allowing relevant boundary conditions to be utilised. | |
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| Added to Database | 17/09/25 | |
