A new metallic compound has shattered a long standing barrier in heat management, conducting thermal energy nearly three ...

The research identifies metallic theta-phase tantalum nitride (TaN₍θ₎) as the fastest heat-conducting metal ever measured. Led by Yongjie Hu of UCLA's Samueli School of Engineering, the ...

Schematic of magnon-engineered thermal transport in a ferromagnetic metal / magnetic insulator junction (a) and a ferromagnetic metal / non-magnetic insulator junction (b). When magnons can pass ...