Microscale and Nanoscale Heat Transfer

Dear Colleagues,

Microscale and nanoscale heat transfer has always been an energetic research topic. It provides in-depth insights into the fundamental understanding of the physical mechanism of heat transfer in terms of the microscopic transport phenomena of energy carriers including phonons, photons, electrons, etc. For engineering applications, many innovative technologies have been developed through the study of micro-/nanoscale heat transfer. In particular, researchers in the last decades have witnessed the birth of those technologies with applications in heat transfer under ultimate conditions  (e.g., high heat flux load for power devices cooling, high temperature for thermal protection, and the ultra-short timescale and dimensions for laser machining), the innovation of numerous thermo-functional materials, MEMS and lab-on-a-chip devices, compact heat exchangers, etc. Recently, the global dual-carbon issue has created further research interest in micro-/nanoscale heat transfer. It seems necessary to apply continuous research efforts for efficient usage of green energies, energy harvesting, CCUS, etc.

This Special Issue aims to review and disseminate the most recent advances in the micro-/nanoscale heat transfer .

Topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Microscopic energy transport of fundamental energy carriers;
• Thermal physical properties and heat transfer of innovative thermo-functional materials;
• Micro-/nanoscale heat transfer with liquid-vapor phase change, such as boiling and condensation;
• Study of micro-/nanoscale and multiscale numerical simulation;
• Micro-/nanoscale heat transfer and the applications in ultimate  conditions;
• Micro-/nanoscale heat transfer problems in interdisciplinarity frontiers, particularly for dual-carbon issues.

Prof. Dr. Yuyan Jiang
Guest Editor

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