An extension of the classic thermodynamics theory to nanometer scale has generated a new
interdisciplinary theory–nanothermodynamics. It serves as a bridge between macroscopic …

With the miniaturization of a solid, effects of surface strain and quantum trap** become
increasingly important in determining its properties. As a result, low-dimensional materials …

Linear defects in crystalline materials, known as dislocations, are central to the
understanding of plastic deformation and mechanical strength, as well as control of …

Elastic modulus is one of the key elemental material parameters. Its variation with
temperature has long been concerned by researchers. In this study, a new temperature …

BiCuSeO oxyselenides are promising thermoelectric materials at intermediate temperatures,
primarily due to their ultralow lattice thermal conductivity (κL) and high Seebeck coefficient …

BiCuSeO oxyselenides are promising thermoelectric materials, yet further thermoelectric
figure of merit ZT improvement is largely limited by the inferior electrical transport properties …

The previous model on surface free energy has been extended to calculate size dependent
thermodynamic properties (ie, melting temperature, melting enthalpy, melting entropy …

Polymers that are thermally insulating in bulk forms have been found to exhibit higher
thermal conductivities when stretched under tension. This enhanced heat transport …

Here the thermal transport properties of low thermal conductivity porous silicon thin films
attached to high thermal conductivity silicon substrates are studied using the 3 ω method …

Unlike other BCC metals, the plastic deformation of nanocrystalline Tantalum (Ta) during
compression is regulated by deformation twinning. Whether or not this twinning exhibits …