Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu

Wang, Wei; Cahill, David G.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.175503

Title: Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu

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Authors:: Wang, Wei; Cahill, David G.

Publication Date:: Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1101678

Resource Type:: Publisher's Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Physical Review Letters

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 109; Journal Issue: 17; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Wang, Wei, and Cahill, David G. Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu.  United States: N. p., 2012. 
Web.  doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.175503.

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                    Wang, Wei, & Cahill, David G. Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.175503

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"Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.175503.

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  title        = {Limits to Thermal Transport in Nanoscale Metal Bilayers due to Weak Electron-Phonon Coupling in Au and Cu},

  author       = {Wang, Wei and Cahill, David G.},

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  doi          = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.175503},

  journal      = {Physical Review Letters},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012},

  month        = {Fri Oct 26 00:00:00 EDT 2012}

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