Examining thermal transport through a frequency-domain representation of time-domain thermoreflectance data

Collins, Kimberlee C.; Maznev, Alexei A.; Cuffe, John; Nelson, Keith A.; Chen, Gang

doi:10.1063/1.4903463

Examining thermal transport through a frequency-domain representation of time-domain thermoreflectance data

Journal Article · Sun Nov 30 23:00:00 EST 2014 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4903463· OSTI ID:1385307

Collins, Kimberlee C. ^[1]; Maznev, Alexei A. ^[1]; Cuffe, John ^[1]; Nelson, Keith A. ^[1]; Chen, Gang ^[1]

Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering

Laser-based time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) and frequency-domain thermoreflectance (FDTR) techniques are widely used for investigating thermal transport at micro- and nano-scales. We demonstrate that data obtained in TDTR measurements can be represented in a frequency-domain form equivalent to FDTR, i.e., in the form of a surface temperature amplitude and phase response to time-harmonic heating. Such a representation is made possible by using a large TDTR delay time window covering the entire pulse repetition interval. We demonstrate the extraction of frequency-domain data up to 1 GHz from TDTR measurements on a sapphire sample coated with a thin layer of aluminum, and show that the frequency dependencies of both the amplitude and phase responses agree well with theory. The proposed method not only allows a direct comparison of TDTR and FDTR data, but also enables measurements at high frequencies currently not accessible to FDTR. The frequency-domain representation helps uncover aspects of the measurement physics which remain obscured in a traditional TDTR measurement, such as the importance of modeling the details of the heat transport in the metal transducer film for analyzing high frequency responses.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299; SC0001299

OSTI ID:: 1385307

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1210663
OSTI ID: 1226605

Journal Information:: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 85; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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