2006
Characterization of Heat Transfer Along a Silicon Nanowire Using Thermoreflectance Technique
Zhang Y, Christofferson J, Shakouri A, Li D, Majumdar A, Wu Y, Fan R, Yang P. Characterization of Heat Transfer Along a Silicon Nanowire Using Thermoreflectance Technique. IEEE Transactions On Nanotechnology 2006, 5: 67-74. DOI: 10.1109/tnano.2005.861769.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThin film heaterThermal conductivityHeat transferSilicon nanowiresThree-dimensional thermal modelThermoreflectance imaging techniqueWide silicon nanowiresThermoreflectance techniqueC temperature resolutionThermal resistanceANSYS programThermal modelTemperature differenceTemperature resolutionTransient responseNanowiresWire sizeHeaterConductivityBulk valueSpatial resolutionImaging systemVisible lightMap matchesTransfer
2004
Two-bandgap magneto-thermal conductivity of polycrystalline MgB2
Wu B, Yang D, Zeng W, Li S, Li B, Fan R, Chen X, Cao L, Ausloos M. Two-bandgap magneto-thermal conductivity of polycrystalline MgB2. Superconductor Science And Technology 2004, 17: 1458. DOI: 10.1088/0953-2048/17/12/017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMagnetic fieldMagneto-thermal conductivitySuperconductivity of MgB2Thermal conductivityBand superconductorPolycrystalline MgB2Critical fieldSuperconducting MgB2MgB2Vortex coreField valuesLow-energy statesHigh fieldsVortex structuresRecent resultsTemperature dependenceConductivityFunction of temperatureFieldSuperconductorsSuperconductivityEnergy statesOrders of magnitudeQuasiparticlesLow temperature
2003
Thermal conductivity of Si/SiGe superlattice nanowires
Li D, Wu Y, Fan R, Yang P, Majumdar A. Thermal conductivity of Si/SiGe superlattice nanowires. Applied Physics Letters 2003, 83: 3186-3188. DOI: 10.1063/1.1619221.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThermal conductivitySuperlattice nanowiresIntrinsic Si nanowiresSi/SiGe superlatticesThermal conductivity reductionObserved thermal conductivityThermal conductivity dataConductivity reductionSi nanowiresSiGe superlatticesSuperlattice filmsBoundary scatteringNanowiresConductivityTemperature rangeConductivity dataSimilar temperature dependenceDominant scattering mechanismTemperature dependenceScattering mechanismFilms
2002
Thermopower and thermal conductivity of superconducting perovskite MgCNi3
Li S, Mo W, Yu M, Zheng W, Wang C, Xiong Y, Fan R, Yang H, Wu B, Cao L, Chen X. Thermopower and thermal conductivity of superconducting perovskite MgCNi3. Physical Review B 2002, 65: 064534. DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.65.064534.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThermal conductivityTotal thermal conductivityConductivityRoom temperatureNonlinear temperature dependencePerovskite MgCNi3Negative Hall coefficientThermopowerNegative thermopowerHall coefficientMagnetoresistanceTemperature dependenceElectronic contributionIntermetallicsLattice contributionMgB2Transverse magnetoresistanceResistivityTemperature