Lower limit of thermal conductivity: Diffusion versus localization

Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-9

  Majumdar, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0038936657     PISSN: 10893954     EISSN: 10893954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/108939598200051     Document Type: Article

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