Materials with ultrahigh or low thermal conductivity are desirable for many technological
applications, such as thermal management of electronic and photonic devices, heat …

The description of phonon heat conduction has typically been based on Fourier diffusion
theory. However, over the past three decades, a host of interesting phonon transport …

Building on their dual functionality for solar photothermal absorption and storage,
slurries/dispersions of micro/nano-encapsulated phase-change materials (ePCMs) are …

Nanomaterials possess superior optical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and thermal
properties, which have made them suitable for a multitude of applications. The present …

Improving the thermal management of small-scale devices requires develo** materials
with high thermal conductivities. The semiconductor boron arsenide (BAs) is an attractive …

There has been a renaissance of interest in exploring highly efficient thermoelectric
materials as a possible route to address the worldwide energy generation, utilization, and …

Thermal conductivity is one of the most fundamental properties of solid materials. The
thermal conductivity of ideal crystal materials has been widely studied over the past …

Heating and cooling represent a significant portion of overall energy consumption of our
society. Due to the diffusive nature of thermal energy, thermal insulation is critical for energy …

The rapid development of faster, cheaper, and more powerful computing has led to some of
the most important technological and societal advances in modern history. However, the …

Measuring thermal properties of materials is not only of fundamental importance in
understanding the transport processes of energy carriers (electrons and phonons in solids) …