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Study of the Electron–Phonon Relaxation in Thin Metal Films Using Transient Thermoreflectance Technique
Electron–phonon (e–ph) relaxation in thin metal films is an important consideration in many ultra-small and ultra-fast applications. In this work, e–ph relaxation in thin gold and aluminum films has been studi...
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Novel ac Heating–dc Detection Method for Active Thermoelectric Scanning Thermal Microscopy
A novel and reliable ac heating–dc detection method is developed for active thermoelectric scanning thermal microscopy, which can map out local thermal property imaging by point-heating and point-sensing with ...
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Systematic characterization of transport and thermoelectric properties of a macroscopic graphene fiber
Graphene, a two-dimensional material with extraordinary electrical, thermal, and elastic performance, is a potential candidate for future technologies. However, the superior properties of graphene have not yet...
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Game strategies for distributed denial of service defense in the Cloud of Things
Integration of the IoT (Internet of Things) with Cloud Computing, termed as the CoT (Cloud of Things) can help achieve the goals of the envisioned IoT and future Internet. In a typical CoT infrastructure, the ...
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Chemically doped macroscopic graphene fibers with significantly enhanced thermoelectric properties
Flexible wearable electronics, when combined with outstanding thermoelectric properties, are promising candidates for future energy harvesting systems. Graphene and its macroscopic assemblies (e.g., graphene-b...
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Experimental research on thermal transport properties of crystallized palladium-based alloys
Palladium-based alloy is a kind of material with a high glass forming ability and can be easily formed into an amorphous state. After an annealing process, it can also be maintained at a crystallized state. To...
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Open AccessCurrent Rectification in a Structure: ReSe2/Au Contacts on Both Sides of ReSe2
Schottky effect of two-dimensional materials is important for nanoscale electrics. A ReSe2 flake is transferred to be suspended between an Au sink and an Au nanofilm. This device is initially designed to measure ...
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Dual-Wavelength Laser Flash Raman Spectroscopy Method for In-Situ Measurements of the Thermal Diffusivity: Principle and Experimental Verification
This paper presents an in-situ, non-contact, non-destructive “dual-wavelength laser flash Raman spectroscopy method” for measuring the thermal diffusivity. In this method, a heating pulse is used to heat the s...
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Dual-wavelength flash Raman map** method for measuring thermal diffusivity of the suspended nanowire
In this paper, we present a dual-wavelength flash Raman (DFR) map** method for measuring the thermal diffusivity of a suspended nanowire. A heating pulse is used to heat the nanowire sample, and a probing pu...
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Thermodynamic Calculations of the Critical Points of the H2–CO2–CH4–CO–H2O System
Knowledge of the stability limit and critical point of the H2–CO2–CH4–CO–H2O system is significant for the management and optimization of the gasification systems of organic substances in supercritical water. We ...
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Motion trajectory prediction based on a CNN-LSTM sequential model
Accurate monitoring the surrounding environment is an important research direction in the field of unmanned systems such as bio-robotics, and has attracted much research attention in recent years. The trajecto...
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Open AccessCorrosion protection properties of different inhibitors containing PEO/LDHs composite coating on magnesium alloy AZ31
Corrosion inhibitors 2,5-pyridinedicarboxilate (PDC), sodium metavanadate (SMV) and 5-aminosalicylate (AS) were impregnated into porous PEO coatings respectively via vacuuming process, followed by fast sealing...
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Open AccessGrowth of lithium-indium dendrites in all-solid-state lithium-based batteries with sulfide electrolytes
All-solid-state lithium-based batteries with inorganic solid electrolytes are considered a viable option for electrochemical energy storage applications. However, the application of lithium metal is hindered b...
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Open AccessSelectively tuning ionic thermopower in all-solid-state flexible polymer composites for thermal sensing
There has been increasing interest in the emerging ionic thermoelectric materials with huge ionic thermopower. However, it’s challenging to selectively tune the thermopower of all-solid-state polymer materials...
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Silkworm Silk Fibers with Multiple Reinforced Properties Obtained through Feeding Ag Nanowires
Silkworm silk fibers have been woven into textiles for thousands of years, because of their attractive luster, good mechanical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and large-scale production. With the devel...
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Prediction of the Thermal Conductivity of H2/CO2/CO/CH4/H2O Mixtures at High Temperatures and High Pressures Based on the Extended Corresponding States Principle
An improved extended corresponding states principle for predicting the thermal conductivity of H2/CO2/CO/CH4/H2O mixture is presented. The model uses hydrogen as a reference fluid and employs shape factors and a ...
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Thermoelectric Properties of an Individual Suspended Single-Crystalline Sb2Se3 Nanowire
Nanowires exhibit excellent thermoelectric performance, due to the stronger quantum confinement and phonon scattering effect compared to bulk materials. However, it is a challenge to accurately evaluate the th...
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Tunable Anisotropic Lattice Thermal Conductivity in One-Dimensional Superlattices from Molecular Dynamics Simulations
Engineering nanostructured superlattices provides an effective solution toward the realization of high-performance thermoelectric device and thermal management materials, where the anisotropic thermal conducti...
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Reduction in thermal conductivity of monolayer WS2 caused by substrate effect
Understanding the substrate and temperature effect on thermal transport properties of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) monolayers are crucial for their future applications. Herein, a dual-wavelength fla...
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Open AccessReversible bipolar thermopower of ionic thermoelectric polymer composite for cyclic energy generation
The giant thermopower of ionic thermoelectric materials has attracted great attention for waste-heat recovery technologies. However, generating cyclic power by ionic thermoelectric modules remains challenging,...