Observation of second sound in a rapidly varying temperature field in Ge

Second sound is known as the thermal transport regime where heat is carried by temperature waves. Its experimental observation was previously restricted to a small number of materials, usually in rather narrow temperature windows. We show that it is possible to overcome these limitations by driving...

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Autores: Beardo, Albert, López Suárez, Miquel, Pérez, Luis Alberto, Sendra, Lluc, Alonso Carmona, M. Isabel, Melis, Claudio, Bafaluy, Javier, Camacho, Juan, Colombo, Luciano, Rurali, Riccardo, Álvarez, F. Xavier, Reparaz, J. S.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/246768
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/246768
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Germanium
Semiconductors
Scattering
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Sumario:Second sound is known as the thermal transport regime where heat is carried by temperature waves. Its experimental observation was previously restricted to a small number of materials, usually in rather narrow temperature windows. We show that it is possible to overcome these limitations by driving the system with a rapidly varying temperature field. High-frequency second sound is demonstrated in bulk natural Ge between 7 K and room temperature by studying the phase lag of the thermal response under a harmonic high-frequency external thermal excitation and addressing the relaxation time and the propagation velocity of the heat waves. These results provide a route to investigate the potential of wave-like heat transport in almost any material, opening opportunities to control heat through its oscillatory nature.