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Taming heat with tiny pressure

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    Shenyang National Laboratory for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China

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    School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Shenyang 110016, China

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    Laboratory for Soft Matter and Biophysics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, KU Leuven, 3001 Leuven, Belgium

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    Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China

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    Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 523803, China

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    College of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China

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    School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Harbin University of Science and Technology, Harbin 150080, China

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    Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Lucas Heights, NSW 2234, Australia

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    1. ■ Taming heat via external fields other than temperature remains a formidable challenge in the field of thermal engineering.
    2. ■ A controllable approach for heat is proposed in 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol based on its supercooled plastic crystal state with high sensitivity to pressure.
    3. ■ A proof-of-concept device with an ultrahigh external work-to-heat conversion efficiency of ~383 is demonstrated.
    4. ■ Such delicate and efficient heat tuning may notably facilitate the rational utilization of waste heat.
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  • Heat is almost everywhere. Unlike electricity, which can be easily manipulated, the current ability to control heat is still highly limited owing to spontaneous thermal dissipation imposed by the second law of thermodynamics. Optical illumination and pressure have been used to switch endothermic/exothermic responses of materials via phase transitions; however, these strategies are less cost-effective and unscalable. Here, we spectroscopically demonstrate the glassy crystal state of 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol (AMP) to realize an affordable, easily manageable approach for thermal energy recycling. The supercooled state of AMP is so sensitive to pressure that even several megapascals can induce crystallization to the ordered crystal, resulting in a substantial temperature increase of 48 K within 20 s. Furthermore, we demonstrate a proof-of-concept device capable of programable heating with an extremely high work-to-heat conversion efficiency of ~383. Such delicate and efficient tuning of heat may remarkably facilitate rational utilization of waste heat.
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    Kun Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Hailong Pan, Haoyu Wang, Xueting Zhao, Ji Qi, Zhao Zhang, Ruiqi Song, Chenyang Yu, Biaohong Huang, Xujing Li, Huaican Chen, Wen Yin, Changlong Tan, Weijin Hu, Michael Wübbenhorst, Jiangshui Luo, Dehong Yu, Zhidong Zhang, Bing Li. Taming heat with tiny pressure[J]. The Innovation, 2024, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100577
    Kun Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Hailong Pan, Haoyu Wang, Xueting Zhao, Ji Qi, Zhao Zhang, Ruiqi Song, Chenyang Yu, Biaohong Huang, Xujing Li, Huaican Chen, Wen Yin, Changlong Tan, Weijin Hu, Michael Wübbenhorst, Jiangshui Luo, Dehong Yu, Zhidong Zhang, Bing Li. Taming heat with tiny pressure[J]. The Innovation, 2024, 5(2). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100577

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