Criteria for cross-plane dominated thermal transport in multilayer thin film systems during modulated laser heating

Patrick E. Hopkins, Justin R. Serrano, Leslie M. Phinney, Sean P. Kearney, Thomas W. Grasser, C. Thomas Harris

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Abstract

Pump-probe transient thermoreflectance (TTR) techniques are powerful tools for measuring the thermophysical properties of thin films, such as thermal conductivity, Λ, or thermal boundary conductance, G. This paper examines the assumption of one-dimensional heating on, Λ and G, determination in nanostructures using a pump-probe transient thermoreflectance technique. The traditionally used one-dimensional and axially symmetric cylindrical conduction models for thermal transport are reviewed. To test the assumptions of the thermal models, experimental data from Al films on bulk substrates (Si and glass) are taken with the TTR technique. This analysis is extended to thin film multilayer structures. The results show that at 11 MHz modulation frequency, thermal transport is indeed one dimensional. Error among the various models arises due to pulse accumulation and not accounting for residual heating.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1-10
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Heat Transfer
Volume132
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Cross-plane transport
  • Pump-probe thermoreflectance
  • Radial heating
  • Thermal boundary conductance
  • Thin film thermal conductivity

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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