Abstract：Taking heat positively as the information carrier, thermotronics can exempt the long-lasting thermal issue of electronics fundamentally, yet has been faced with the challenging multiplexing integration of diverse functionalities. Here, we demonstrate a spatiotemporal modulation platform to achieve multiplexing thermotronics functionalities based on the thermal-hysteresis vanadium dioxide, including negative-differential thermal emission, thermal diode, thermal memristor, thermal transistor, and beyond. The physics behind the multiplexing thermotronics lies in the thermal hysteresis emission characteristics of the phase-changing vanadium dioxide during the spatiotemporal modulation. The present spatiotemporal modulation is expected to stimulate more exploration on novel functionalities, system integration, and practical applications of thermotronics.
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