Interfacial thermal resistance (ITR) is the main obstacle for heat flows from one material to
another. Understanding ITR becomes essential for the removal of redundant heat from fast …

Photo-thermal catalysis has recently emerged as an alternative route to drive chemical
reactions using light as an energy source. Through the synergistic combination of photo-and …

Over the past several decades, electron and scanning probe microscopes have become
critical components of condensed matter physics, materials science and chemistry research …

Scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) has emerged as a uniquely powerful
tool for structural and functional imaging of materials on the atomic level. Driven by …

Single-atom impurities and other atomic-scale defects can notably alter the local vibrational
responses of solids and, ultimately, their macroscopic properties. Using high-resolution …

Correlation of lattice vibrational properties with local atomic configurations in materials is
essential for elucidating functionalities that involve phonon transport in solids. Recent …