Enhancing solid-liquid interface thermal transport using self-assembled monolayers
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Tian, Zhiting
Marconnet, Amy
Chen, Gang
Date Issued
May 2015
Journal
Applied Physics Letters
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American Institute of Physics (AIP)
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Tian, Zhiting, Amy Marconnet, and Gang Chen. “Enhancing Solid-Liquid Interface Thermal Transport Using Self-Assembled Monolayers.” Applied Physics Letters 106, no. 21 (May 25, 2015): 211602.
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Abstract
The thermal conductance across solid-liquid interfaces is of interest for many applications. Using time-domain thermoreflectance, we measure the thermal conductance across self-assembled monolayers, grown on Au, to ethanol. We systematically study the effect of different functional groups and the alkyl chain length on the thermal conductance. The results show that adding this extra molecular layer can enhance the thermal transport across the solid-liquid interface. While the enhancement is up to 5 times from hexanedithiol, the enhancement from hexanethiol, undecanethiol, and hexadecanethiol is approximately a factor of 2.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
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https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4921758
