Effect of surface bond-order loss on the electronic thermal conductivity of metallic polycrystalline films

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2005, Pages

  Au Yeung, T C ^a   Chiam, T C ^a   Sun, Chang Q ^a   Gu, Mingxia ^a   Shangguan, W Z ^a   Kam, C H ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC TRAPPING; BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT THEORY; BOND-ORDER LOSS; DEPRESSED POTENTIAL WELLS;

ELECTRON SCATTERING; FERMI LEVEL; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

METALLIC FILMS;

EID: 29144446925     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2139833     Document Type: Article

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