Transparent Material Conducts and Insulates Heat

Jan-24-20 A transparent material able to both conduct and insulate heat could find its way into high-performance LEDs.

Developed by a team from the University of Bayreuth and the Max Planck Institute, the novel material was made possible by the teams’ manipulation of how heat travels. The material was made by stacking nanometer-thick glass plates in layers, which reduces the vertical transfer of heat. At the same time, the heat within the layers conducts well—up to 40 times higher than the heat traveling in a perpendicular direction.

The team believes the material could be used in high-end LEDs, and could also help lead to a better understanding of how sound propagates.

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