Quantitative Mapping of Nanothermal Transport via Scanning Thermal Microscopy

• Main Author: Spièce, Jean (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Surfaces (Physics).; Interfaces (Physical sciences).; Thin films.; Nanotechnology.; Electronic circuits.; Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films.; Electronic Circuits and Devices.; Nanotechnology and Microengineering.

The thesis tackles one of the most difficult problems of modern nanoscale science and technology - exploring what governs thermal phenomena at the nanoscale, how to measure the temperatures in devices just a few atoms across, and how to manage heat transport on these length scales. Nanoscale heat ge...

Table of Contents:

• Outline and motivations
• Background Review
• SThM Experimental Models and Setups for Exploring Nanoscale Heat Transport
• Quantitative Thermal Transport Measurements in Nanostructures
• Three Dimensional Mapping of Thermal Properties
• Nanoscale Thermal Transport in Low Dimensional Materials
• Thermoelectric Phenomena in Graphene Constrictions
• Conclusion and Perspectives
• Appendices.