San Francisco, California
This tutorial will cover both Raman characterizations and first principles-based calculations on these aspects.
Instructors: Xinwei Wang, Iowa State University; Xiulin Ruan, Purdue University
Thermal transport at the atomic and nano-scales, including thermal conductivity and interface thermal conductance, is critical for scientific understanding and control of energy transport in many emerging applications. Moreover, energy carriers are often driven out of local thermal equilibrium in electronic and optoelectronic devices. This tutorial will cover both Raman characterizations and first principles-based calculations on these aspects.
Raman scattering-based techniques are one of most used for probing the above physical processes, partly because of its material-specific temperature probing capability. We will cover fundamentals of Raman spectroscopy, technical and physical challenges in Raman-based thermal characterization, and new techniques development. The learning objectives of this part include 1) systematic guidance for new scholars to establish and conduct Raman-based thermal characterization; 2) advanced physical analysis for time-domain design to realize high-level thermophysical characterization; and 3) suppressing or distinguishing conjugated transport processes toward ultimate level scientific understanding.
First principles calculations have emerged as a powerful tool to predict thermal, electrical, and optical properties without fitting parameters. The learning objectives of this theoretical part include:
Tutorial Schedule
3:00 pm
Break