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Peer-reviewedCC BY-NC-ND 4.0Physical Review B

Kapitza-like modulation of near-field radiative heat transfer

  • Mauro Antezza
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Abstract

We introduce a Kapitza-like mechanism for the near-field radiative heat transfer and show that fast modulation of any parameter controlling the flux, such as the vacuum gap or a material response, produces a quadratic, time-averaged correction in the slow thermal dynamics. This correction splits into a frequency-independent static term and a low-pass dynamical term, yielding sizable modulation-induced temperature shifts and modified effective thermal conductances that can stabilize or destabilize the steady state. Applying the theory to gap modulation between SiC slabs, we derive analytical scaling laws and predict temperature shifts that are fully measurable with existing experimental platforms, requiring only readily accessible low modulation frequencies of order Ω≈104rad/s. Our results establish a thermal analog of the Kapitza mechanism and provide a general route for controlling radiative heat flow in micro- and nanoscale platforms.

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@article{antezza2026kapitzalike,
  title = {{Kapitza-like modulation of near-field radiative heat transfer}},
  author = {Mauro Antezza},
  journal = {Physical Review B},
  year = {2026},
  month = sep,
  doi = {10.1103/8wmp-9fmw},
  eprint = {2605.18322},
  archivePrefix = {arXiv},
  url = {https://hal.science/hal-05738048v1},
  note = {CC BY-NC-ND 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Kapitza-like modulation of near-field radiative heat transfer
AU  - Mauro Antezza
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/09/03
JO  - Physical Review B
DO  - 10.1103/8wmp-9fmw
UR  - https://hal.science/hal-05738048v1
AB  - We introduce a Kapitza-like mechanism for the near-field radiative heat transfer and show that fast modulation of any parameter controlling the flux, such as the vacuum gap or a material response, produces a quadratic, time-averaged correction in the slow thermal dynamics. This correction splits into a frequency-independent static term and a low-pass dynamical term, yielding sizable modulation-induced temperature shifts and modified effective thermal conductances that can stabilize or destabilize the steady state. Applying the theory to gap modulation between SiC slabs, we derive analytical scaling laws and predict temperature shifts that are fully measurable with existing experimental platforms, requiring only readily accessible low modulation frequencies of order Ω≈104rad/s. Our results establish a thermal analog of the Kapitza mechanism and provide a general route for controlling radiative heat flow in micro- and nanoscale platforms.
SN  - 2469-9950
SN  - 2469-9969
ER  -