Abstract : We present a formulation of the nanoscale radiative heat transfer using concepts of mesoscopic physics. We introduce the analog of the Sharvin conductance using the quantum of thermal conductance. The formalism provides a convenient framework to analyze the physics of radiative heat transfer at the nanoscale. Finally, we propose a radiative heat transfer experiment in the regime of quantized conductance.
https://hal-iogs.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-00679136 Contributor : Christophe SauvanConnect in order to contact the contributor Submitted on : Friday, December 4, 2015 - 1:51:39 PM Last modification on : Thursday, June 17, 2021 - 3:46:20 AM Long-term archiving on: : Saturday, April 29, 2017 - 8:01:04 AM