Science Daily July 24, 2023
Excess heat from electronic or mechanical devices is a sign or cause of inefficient performance. In many cases, embedded sensors to monitor the flow of heat could help engineers alter electronic or mechanical devices behavior or designs to improve their efficiency. Researchers in Japan explored the way a heat flux sensor consisting of certain special magnetic materials and electrodes behaves when there are complex patterns of heat flow. They etched desired patterns into the resultant film, similar to how electronic circuits are made. They designed the circuits in a particular kind of way to boost anomalous Nernst effect (ANE) whilst also suppressing the Seebeck effect, as this interferes with the data-gathering potential of ANE. According to the researchers with further developments, there may be medical application of this sensor and aid in imaging and diagnosis… read more. Open Access TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Schematic illustrations of the measurement geometry… Credit: Advanced Materials, Early View, 2303416, 21 June 2023Â