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RISThe Femtosecond Energy Diffusion Sensor: A Non-contact Tool for Photovoltaic Characterization
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The femtosecond energy diffusion sensor is presented as a non-contact tool for the use in the characterization of thin film hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) photovoltaic cells. The sensor ...
Examining Interfacial Diffuse Phonon Scattering Through Transient Thermoreflectance Measurements of Thermal Boundary Conductance
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Today’s electronic and optoelectronic devices are plagued by heat transfer issues. As device dimensions shrink and operating frequencies increase, ever-increasing amounts of thermal energy are being ...
Contribution of Ballistic Electron Transport to Energy Transfer During Electron-Phonon Nonequilibrium in Thin Metal Films
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: With the ever decreasing characteristic lengths of nanomaterials, nonequilibrium electron-phonon scattering can be affected by additional scattering processes at the interface of two materials. ...
Relative Contributions of Inelastic and Elastic Diffuse Phonon Scattering to Thermal Boundary Conductance Across Solid Interfaces
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The accuracy of predictions of phonon thermal boundary conductance using traditional models such as the diffuse mismatch model (DMM) varies depending on the types of material comprising the ...
Influence of Inelastic Scattering at Metal-Dielectric Interfaces
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Thermal boundary conductance is becoming increasingly important in microelectronic device design and thermal management. Although there has been much success in predicting and modeling thermal ...
Anharmonic Phonon Interactions at Interfaces and Contributions to Thermal Boundary Conductance
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Continued reduction in characteristic dimensions in nanosystems has given rise to increasing importance of material interfaces on the overall system performance. With regard to thermal transport, ...
On the Linear Temperature Dependence of Phonon Thermal Boundary Conductance in the Classical Limit
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: We present a new model for predicting thermal boundary conductance in the classical limit. This model takes a different form than those of the traditionally used mismatch theories in the fact ...
Deposition of Polypyrrole Onto Bucky Gel for Use in a Biomimetic Artificial Excitable Cell Membrane
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: A novel and inexpensive bucky gel electrode was investigated for use as the electrode substrate for polypyrrole deposition. Potentiostatic deposition of polypyrrole onto gold and bucky gel ...
Influence of Interfacial Mixing on Thermal Boundary Conductance Across a Chromium/Silicon Interface
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: The thermal conductance at solid-solid interfaces is becoming increasingly important in thermal considerations dealing with devices on nanometer length scales. Specifically, interdiffusion or mixing ...
Prediction and Measurement of Thermal Transport Across Interfaces Between Isotropic Solids and Graphitic Materials
Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Due to the high intrinsic thermal conductivity of carbon allotropes, there have been many attempts to incorporate such structures into existing thermal abatement technologies. In particular, carbon ...