Near-field thermophotovoltaics for efficient heat to electricity conversion at high power density

R Mittapally, B Lee, L Zhu, A Reihani, JW Lim… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Thermophotovoltaic approaches that take advantage of near-field evanescent modes are
being actively explored due to their potential for high-power density and high-efficiency …

Local heat dissipation and elasticity of suspended silicon nanowires revealed by dual scanning electron and thermal microscopies

JM Sojo‐Gordillo, G Gadea‐Diez, D Renahy… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A novel combined setup, with a scanning thermal microscope (SThM) embedded in a
scanning electron microscope (SEM), is used to characterize a suspended silicon rough …

Quantitative map** of unmodulated temperature fields with nanometer resolution

A Reihani, Y Luan, S Yan, JW Lim, E Meyhofer… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Quantitative map** of temperature fields with nanometric resolution is critical in various
areas of scientific research and emerging technology, such as nanoelectronics, surface …

A general method for calibration of active scanning thermal probes

A Tselev - Advanced Engineering Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) is a scanning probe technique aimed at quantitative
characterization of local thermal properties at the length scale down to tens of nanometers …

Cooling of Semiconductor Devices via Quantum Tunneling

A Reihani, Z Li, J Guan, Y Luan, S Yan, J Xue… - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
Classical transport of electrons and holes in nanoscale devices leads to heating that
severely limits performance, reliability, and efficiency. In contrast, recent theory suggests that …

[PDF][PDF] Extraordinary Heat Transfer Within Nanomaterials and Between Structures

X Luo - 2024 - kilthub.cmu.edu
Nanoscale offers great promise for enhanced heat transfer and advanced thermal control by
enabling novel material structures and promoting new mechanisms. This dissertation …

Geometric and Plasmonic Effects in Radiative Heat Transfer

AR Gutierrez - 2024 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Radiative heat transfer rates between a hot and a cold body can experience a significant
increase when the distance between the objects is well below Wien's wavelength (~ 10 µm …

High-Resolution Tools for Probing Energy Transport, Conversion, and Storage at the Nanoscale

A Reihani - 2021 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Probing energy dissipation and transport at the micro-and nanoscale has become
increasingly important across various disciplines including solid-state electronics and …

Exploring Nanoscale Energy Conversion and Biometabolism Using Custom Calorimetric Tools

R Mittapally - 2021 - deepblue.lib.umich.edu
Radiative heat transfer (RHT) between two bodies separated by gaps larger than the
thermal wavelength (10 µm at 300 K) occurs through modes that are propagating across the …

Semiconductor nanostructures for thermal and thermoelectric applications

JM Sojo Gordillo - 2022 - ddd.uab.cat
L'efecte termoelèctric permet la conversió directa de calor en electricitat i viceversa. Així,
l'efecte termoelèctric es pot aprofitar en generadors termoelèctrics, capaços d'extreure …