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ArticleProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2025

Controlling transient and coupled diffusion with pseudoconformal mapping.

Gaole Dai, Teng Qu, Min Lei, Zhuo Li, Fubao Yang, Ziwei Zhang, Yuanyuan Wang, Huaqing Xie, Jiping Huang, Jun Wang

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Article in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Gaole Dai *School of Physical Science and Technology, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.
Teng Qu *Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Min Lei *Department of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Zhuo LiSchool of Physical Science and Technology, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China.ORCID 0009-0008-5965-550X
Fubao YangDepartment of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.
Ziwei ZhangSchool of Energy and Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Advanced Thermal Functional Materials, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
Yuanyuan WangSchool of Energy and Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Advanced Thermal Functional Materials, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
Huaqing XieSchool of Energy and Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Advanced Thermal Functional Materials, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.
Jiping HuangDepartment of Physics, State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics, and Key Laboratory of Micro and Nano Photonic Structures (Ministry of Education), Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3617-3275
Jun WangSchool of Energy and Materials, Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Advanced Thermal Functional Materials, Shanghai Polytechnic University, Shanghai 201209, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3992-7930

Funding

MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12035004MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12205101MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12305046MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 12320101004MOST | National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) 52176081Shanghai Municipal Education Commission () 2023ZKZD06Shanghai Rising-Star Program 24QA2703100"Shu Guang" Project of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation 22SG56STCSM | Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Municipality () 23ZR1424300
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Abstract

Diffusion in physical, chemical, and biological systems often occurs under transient conditions and involves coupling across multiple physical fields, challenging conventional control methods limited to steady-state, single-field settings. Here, we present a general geometric framework for regulating diffusion in time-dependent and multiphysics-coupled environments based on pseudoconformal mapping. This method preserves material isotropy and ensures smooth interface matching, enabling robust and flexible modulation of diffusion governed by Fick's second law and beyond. We apply this framework to radiative-conductive, advective-conductive, and thermoelectric systems, achieving precise spatial and temporal control of temperature, flux, and voltage distributions. The proposed strategy is validated through simulations and experiments, demonstrating its broad applicability and scalability. Our findings provide a geometry-driven paradigm to programmable diffusion control, with potential impact across thermal management, energy conversion, and biomedical transport systems.

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Fick’s lawspatiotemporal controlthermal metamaterialtransformation optics

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PMID40773227
PMCPMC12358866

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