Lattice dynamics study of anisotropic heat conduction in superlattices

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 107-116

  Yang, Bao ^a   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0035534493     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/108939501750397454     Document Type: Article

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