Phonon wave heat conduction in thin films and superlattices

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 945-953

  Chen, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conduction; Heat transfer; Microscale; Thermophysical; Thin films

Indexed keywords

FILM; MATHEMATICAL MODELING; MICROELECTRONICS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033393631     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2826085     Document Type: Article

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