title: Thermal rectifying effect in macroscopic size.
abstract: We address the problem of the rectifying effect of heat conduction at macroscopic size. A design for a macroscopic thermal rectifier based on the macroscopic thermal conductivity of materials is introduced, and then realizations of the design are shown by numerical simulations and phenomenological estimations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics and The Beijing--Hong Kong--Singapore Joint Centre for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang