The coupled interactions among the fundamental carriers of charge, heat, and
electromagnetic fields at interfaces and boundaries give rise to energetic processes that …

The thermal conductivity of a material or device is dependent on its characteristic dimension.
When the characteristic dimension is commensurate to the mean free paths of thermal …

Spin current is the key element for nanoscale spintronic devices. For ultrafast operation of
such nano-devices, generation of spin current in picoseconds, a timescale that is difficult to …

The coupling of spin and heat gives rise to new physical phenomena in nanoscale spin
devices. In particular, spin-transfer torque (STT) driven by thermal transport provides a new …

The vast field of laser-enabled material synthesis, manufacturing, and processing to a large
degree relies on the ability to induce and control a range of thermal processes triggered by …

Transition metal nitrides have recently gained attention in the fields of plasmonics, plasmon‐
enhanced photocatalysis, photothermal applications, and nonlinear optics because of their …

We study the electron and phonon thermal coupling mechanisms at interfaces between gold
films with and without Ti adhesion layers on various substrates via pump-probe time-domain …

Light–matter interactions that induce charge and energy transfer across interfaces form the
foundation for photocatalysis,, energy harvesting and photodetection, among other …

We report the results of time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) measurements of two
strongly bonded metal-oxide systems with unusually large thermal conductances. We find …

Understanding initial electron thermalization has relevance to both fundamental scientific
knowledge and application to the construction of novel devices. In this study, attosecond …