Nanoscale heat conduction across tunnel junctions

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 86, Issue 20, 2005, Pages 1-3

  Ju, Y Sungtaek ^a   Hung, M T ^a   Carey, M J ^b   Cyrille, M C ^b   Childress, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HITACHI AMERICA LTD   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARRIER THICKNESS; DISORDERED MATERIALS; ELECTRODE LAYERS; NANOLAMINATES;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTRODES; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT RESISTANCE; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; THERMAL BARRIER COATINGS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

TUNNEL JUNCTIONS;

EID: 20844455764     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.1931827     Document Type: Article

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