Broadband phonon mean free path contributions to thermal conductivity measured using frequency domain thermoreflectance
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Regner, K. T., Sellan, D. P., Su, Z., Amon, C. H., McGaughey, A. J. H., & Malen, J. A. (2013). Broadband phonon mean free path contributions to thermal conductivity measured using frequency domain thermoreflectance. Nature Communications, 4(1).

Authors 6
  1. Keith T. Regner (first)
  2. Daniel P. Sellan (additional)
  3. Zonghui Su (additional)
  4. Cristina H. Amon (additional)
  5. Alan J.H. McGaughey (additional)
  6. Jonathan A. Malen (additional)
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@article{Regner_2013, title={Broadband phonon mean free path contributions to thermal conductivity measured using frequency domain thermoreflectance}, volume={4}, ISSN={2041-1723}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms2630}, DOI={10.1038/ncomms2630}, number={1}, journal={Nature Communications}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Regner, Keith T. and Sellan, Daniel P. and Su, Zonghui and Amon, Cristina H. and McGaughey, Alan J.H. and Malen, Jonathan A.}, year={2013}, month=mar }