Reverse heat flow with Peltier-induced thermoinductive effect

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Main Authors: Okawa, Kenjiro, Amagai, Yasutaka, Fujiki, Hiroyuki, Kaneko, Nobu-Hisa
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Published: 2026
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author Okawa, Kenjiro
Amagai, Yasutaka
Fujiki, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Nobu-Hisa
author_facet Okawa, Kenjiro
Amagai, Yasutaka
Fujiki, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Nobu-Hisa
contents The concept of "thermal inductance" expands the options of thermal circuit design. However, the inductive component is the only missing components in thermal circuits, unlike their electromagnetic counterparts. Herein, we report an electrically controllable reverse heat flow, in which heat flows from a low-temperature side to a high-temperature side locally and temporarily in a single material by imposing thermal inertia and an ac current. This effect can be regarded as an equivalent of the "thermoinductive" effect induced by the Peltier effect. We derive an exact solution indicating that this reverse heat flow occurs universally in solid-state systems and that it is considerably enhanced by thermoelectric properties. A local cooling of 25 mK is demonstrated in (Bi,Sb)2Te3, which is explained by our exact solution. This effect can be directly applied to the potential fabrication of a "thermoinductor" in thermal circuits.
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spellingShingle Reverse heat flow with Peltier-induced thermoinductive effect
Okawa, Kenjiro
Amagai, Yasutaka
Fujiki, Hiroyuki
Kaneko, Nobu-Hisa
Applied Physics
The concept of "thermal inductance" expands the options of thermal circuit design. However, the inductive component is the only missing components in thermal circuits, unlike their electromagnetic counterparts. Herein, we report an electrically controllable reverse heat flow, in which heat flows from a low-temperature side to a high-temperature side locally and temporarily in a single material by imposing thermal inertia and an ac current. This effect can be regarded as an equivalent of the "thermoinductive" effect induced by the Peltier effect. We derive an exact solution indicating that this reverse heat flow occurs universally in solid-state systems and that it is considerably enhanced by thermoelectric properties. A local cooling of 25 mK is demonstrated in (Bi,Sb)2Te3, which is explained by our exact solution. This effect can be directly applied to the potential fabrication of a "thermoinductor" in thermal circuits.
title Reverse heat flow with Peltier-induced thermoinductive effect
topic Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.05597