illustration (IMAGE)

University of Michigan

illustration

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The illustration shows the heat flow through a single molecule -- a chain of carbon atoms bridging the room-temperature electrode and the pointed, atomic-scale tip of the heated electrode.

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Longji Cui, Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Transport Labs, Michigan Engineering

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