Purdue University

Researchers solve ‘four-phonon’ thermal-conductivity obstacle key to tech applications

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – New findings have solved a longstanding obstacle in research to understand the effects of heat conduction in solid materials, a critical issue in many applications, from energy ...

Establishing design principles for achieving ultralow thermal conductivity via controlled chemical disorder

A major challenge in thermal-management and thermal-insulation technologies, across multiple industries, is the lack of ...
Electronic Design

Researchers Assess Thermal Conductivity, Defect Density of Four GaN Varieties

Using advanced techniques, researchers more-accurately characterized the thermal conductivity of four distinct GaN substrate types along with their defect density, and developed a formula linking the ...
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UH researchers help break thermal conductivity barrier with boron arsenide discovery

University of Houston researchers have made a groundbreaking discovery in thermal conductivity, overturning an existing theory that boron arsenide (BAs) couldn’t compete with the heat conduction of a ...