On the assumption of detailed balance in prediction of diffusive transmission probability during interfacial transport

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-33

  Duda, John C ^a   Hopkins, Patrick E ^b   Smoyer, Justin L ^a   Bauer, Matthew L ^a   English, Timothy S ^a   Saltonstall, Christopher B ^a   Norris, Pamela M ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Detailed balance; Diffuse scattering; Thermal boundary conductance

Indexed keywords

CARRIER TRANSMISSION; DETAILED BALANCE; DIFFUSE SCATTERING; DIFFUSIVE TRANSMISSION; INTERFACIAL TRANSPORT; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; PHONON FLUXES; PREDICTIVE MODELS; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; THERMAL BOUNDARY CONDUCTANCE; TRANSMISSION PROBABILITIES;

CARRIER COMMUNICATION; FORECASTING; SCATTERING;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 77949413501     PISSN: 15567265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567260903530379     Document Type: Article

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