Heat exchange between two interacting nanoparticles beyond the fluctuation-dissipation regime.
We show that the observed nonmonotonic behavior of the thermal conductance between two nanoparticles when they are brought into contact is originated by an intricate phase space dynamics. Here it is assumed that this dynamics results from the thermally activated jumping through a rough energy landscape. A hierarchy of relaxation times plays the key role in the description of this complex phase space behavior. Our theory enables us to analyze the heat transfer just before and at the moment of contact.
Pérez-Madrid
Agustin
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Departament de Física Fonamental, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, 08028 Barcelona, Spain. agustiperezmadrid@ub.edu
Lapas
Luciano Calheiros
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Rubí
J Miguel
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