Journal Publications

Dynamic Modeling and Control of a Two-Reactor Metal Hydride Energy Storage System

Applied Energy, vol. 32, p. 119836, 2022.
DOI:10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119836

Unconventional and dynamically anisotropic thermal conductivity in compressed flexible graphene foams

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, 43, p. 48960 - 48966, 2022
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c10880

Tuning Inter-Particle Contacts and Transport Properties of Maghemite-Thermoset Nanocomposites by Applying Oscillating Magnetic Fields

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 14, p. 16601 - 16610, 2022.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c00331

Sensitivity-Coefficient Based Inverse Heat Conduction Method for Identifying Hot Spots in Electronics: A Comparison of Grid-Refinement Methods

Journal of Electronic Packaging, 144(1), p. 011008 (10 pages), 2022.

DOI: 10.1115/1.4050200

Techno-economic analysis of metal-hydride energy storage to enable year-round load-shifting for residential heat pumps

Energy & Buildings, vol. 256, p. 111700, 2022.

DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111700

Two-fluid modeling of heat transfer in flows of dense suspensions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 183, Part A, Feb. 2022, 122068.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.122068
Full text on ArXiv

2021

Machine-Learning Assisted Optimization Strategies for Phase Change Materials Embedded within Electronic Packages

Applied Thermal Engineering, vol. 199, p. 117384, 2021.
DOI: 10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117384
Manuscript on ArXiv

Vapor Stem Bubbles Dominate Heat Transfer Enhancement in Extremely Confined Boiling

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 177, 2021, p. 121520.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2021.121520

Wide Range Continuously Tunable and Fast Thermal Switching Based on Compressible Graphene Composite Foams

Nature Communications, 12, 4915, 2021.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-25083-8

Structural Orientation effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) Films on Electrochemical Kinetics and Stability in Lithium-ion Batteries

Chemical Engineering Journal, 128128, 2021.

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.128128

Thermal and mechanical characterization of high performance polymer fabrics for applications in wearable devices

Scientific Reports, 11, 8705, 2021.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-87957-7

Cascaded Multi-Core Vapor Chambers for Intra-Package Spreading of High Power, Heterogeneous Heat Loads

Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol. 11, no. 6, 2021, p. 944-954.

DOI: 10.1109/TCPMT.2021.3069953

Experimental Investigation of Composite Phase Change Material Heat Sinks for Enhanced Passive Thermal Management

Journal of Heat Transfer, 143(1): 013001 (9 pages), 2021.
DOI: 10.1115/1.4048620

2020

Measurement of Hair Thermal Diffusivity with Infrared Microscopy Enhanced Angstrom's Method

Materialia, 2020, vol. 12, pp. 1007333.
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtla.2020.100733

Non-linear Non-Iterative transient inverse conjugate heat transfer method applied to microelectronics

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 2020, vol. 152, pp. 119503.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2020.119503

Dynamically Tunable Thermal Transport in Polycrystalline Graphene by Strain Engineering

Carbon, 2020, vol. 158, p. 63-68.
DOI:10.1016/j.carbon.2019.11.060

Thermal Conductivity of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene: From Fibers to Fabrics

ACS Applied Polymer Materials, vol. 2, no. 2, p. 437-447, 2020.
DOI:10.1021/acsapm.9b00900

A thin film efficient pn-junction thermoelectric device fabricated by self-align shadow mask

Scientific Reports, vol. 10, 1067 (12 pages), 2020.

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57991-y

2019

Uncertainty Propagation through a Simulation of Industrial High Pressure Die Casting

Journal of Heat Transfer, Nov. 2019, 141(11): 112101 (7 Pages). DOI: 10.1115/1.4044514

Cold sintering to form bulk maghemite for characterization beyond magnetic properties

International Journal of Ceramic Engineering and Science, vol. 1, no. 3, p. 119-124, 2019. DOI: 10.1002/ces2.10021

Thermally Conductive Reduced Graphene Oxide Thin Films for Extreme Temperature Sensors

Advanced Functional Materials, vol. 29, no. 27, 1901388, 2019. DOI:10.1002/adfm.201901388

Infrared microscopy enhanced Angstrom's method for thermal diffusivity of polymer monofilaments and films

Journal of Heat Transfer, 141(8), 081601, 2019. doi:10.1115/1.4043619

Heat Generation and Thermal Transport in Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Scale-Bridging Perspective

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, vol. 23, no. 2, 2019. DOI: 10.1080/15567265.2019.1572679

Reevaluating the suppression function for phonon transport in nanostructures by Monte Carlo techniques

Journal of Applied Physics, 125, 034301, 2019.
DOI: 10.1063/1.5048626

2018

Cosmetically Adaptable Transparent Strain Sensor for Sensitively Delineating Patterns in Small Movements of Vital Human Organs

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 10(50), pp. 44126-44133, 2018.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b16282

Energy Efficient Membrane Distillation through Localized Heating

Desalination, vol. 442, pp. 99-107, 2018.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2018.05.009

Experimental Investigation of Phase Change Materials for Thermal Management of Handheld Devices

International Journal of Thermal Sciences, vol. 129, p. 358-364, 2018.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2018.03.012

Microscale Two-Dimensional (2D) Temperature Mapping by Ratiometric Fluorescence Imaging under Orthogonal Excitations

Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, vol. 94, pp. 168-171, 2018.
DOI:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2018.02.009

Optically Transparent – Thermally Insulating Silica Aerogels for Solar Thermal Insulation

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 15, pp. 12603-12611, 2018.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b18856

Inverse Conduction Heat Transfer and Kriging Interpolation Applied to Temperature Sensor Location in Microchips

Journal of Electronics Packaging, 140(1), 010905, 2018.
doi: 10.1115/1.4039026

Thermoelectric properties and performance of flexible reduced graphene oxide films up to 3,000 K

Nature Energy, vol. 3, 148-156, 2018.
DOI: 10.1038/s41560-018-0086-3

Tuning the Anisotropy of In-plane Thermal Conduction in Thin Films by Modulating Thickness

Physical Review Applied, 9, 011001, 2018.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevApplied.9.011001

Phonon Conduction in Silicon Nanobeam Labyrinths

Scientific Reports, vol. 7, 6233, 2017.
doi: 10.1038/s41598-017-06479-3

2017

Microscopic Evaluation of Electrical and Thermal Conduction in Random Metal Wire Networks

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 9, no. 15, pp. 13703-13712, 2017.
doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b00342

A Direct Differential Method for Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films

Review of Scientific Instruments, 88, 044901, 2017.
doi: 10.1063/1.4979163

Measurement of Interfacial Thermal Conductance in Lithium Ion Batteries

Journal of Power Sources, vol. 343, 2017.
doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.01.019

2016

Using DIY Practitioners as Lead Users: a Case Study on the Hair Care Industry

Journal of Mechanical Design, 138(10), 101107, 2016.
doi:10.1115/1.4034086

Continuous Carbon Nanotube-based Fibers & Films for Applications Requiring Enhanced Heat Dissipation

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 8, no. 27, 2016. DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b04114

2015

Assessment of Thermal Properties via Nanosecond Thermoreflectance Method

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, vol. 19, no. 4, 2015. doi:10.1080/15567265.2015.1078425

Evaluating Broader Impacts of Nanoscale Thermal Transport Research

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, vol. 19, no. 2, 2015. doi:10.1080/15567265.2015.1031857

Enhancing solid-liquid interface thermal transport using self-assembled monolayers

Applied Physics Letters, vol. 106, 211602, 2015. doi:10.1063/1.4921758

Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Stable Graphite Suspensions Near Percolation

Nano Letters, vol. 15, No. 1, 2015. doi:10.1021/nl503181w

2014

Reactive Metal Bonding of Carbon Nanotube Arrays for Thermal Interface Applications

IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, vol.4, No. 12, p. 1906-1913, 2014. doi:10.1109/TCPMT.2014.2369371

Solar steam generation by heat localization

Nature Communications, 5:4449, 2014. doi:10.1038/ncomms5449

Effects of heat treatment on the thermal properties of highly nanoporous graphene aerogels using the infrared microscopy technique

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 76, p. 122-127, 2014.
DOI:10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2014.04.023

Thermal and electrical properties of graphene/carbon nanotube aerogels

Colloids and Surfaces A, vol. 445, pp. 48-53, 2014.
DOI:10.1016/j.colsurfa.2013.12.083

Analysis of Thermal Conductivity and Viscosity of Graphite Suspensions

Journal of Chemical Industry and Engineering, vol. 65, no. S1, pp. 206-210, 2014. (in Chinese)

2013

Thermal Conduction Phenomena in Carbon Nanotubes and Related Nanostructured Materials

Reviews of Modern Physics, Vol. 85, No. 3, pp. 1295-1326, 2013 (invited). doi: 10.1103/RevModPhys.85.1295

From the Casimir Limit to Phononic Crystals: Twenty Years of Phonon Transport Studies using Silicon-on-Insulator Technology

Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 135, No. 6, 061601, 2013. (invited)
DOI:10.1115/1.4023577

Heat Capacity, Thermal Conductivity, and Interface Resistance Extraction for Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Films using Frequency-Domain Thermoreflectance

Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 3, No. 9, pp. 1524-1532, 2013. DOI:10.1109/TCPMT.2013.2254175

Thermal Cycling, Mechanical Degradation, and the Effective Figure of Merit of a Thermoelectric Module

Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 42, No. 3, pp. 372-381, 2013.

DOI:10.1007/s11664-012-2366-1

2012

Phonon Conduction in Periodically Porous Silicon Nanobridges

Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, Vol. 16, No. 4, pp. 199-219, 2012.

DOI:10.1080/15567265.2012.732195

Thermal Conductivity in Porous Silicon Nanowire Arrays

Nanoscale Research Letters, 7:554, 2012.

DOI:10.1186/1556-276X-7-554

Thermal Conductivity and Photoluminescence of Light-Emitting Silicon Nitride Films

Applied Physics Letters, 100, 051908, 2012. DOI:10.1063/1.3682508

Thermoelectric Characterization and Power Generation Using a Silicon-on-Insulator Substrate

Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 4-6, 2012.
DOI:10.1109/JMEMS.2011.2175704

2011

Thermal Conduction in Aligned Carbon Nanotube–Polymer Nanocomposites with High Packing Density

ACS Nano, vol. 5, pp. 4818-4825, 2011. doi: 10.1021/nn200847u

2010 and earlier

Nanostructured Interfaces for Thermoelectrics

Journal of Electronic Materials, Vol. 39, pp. 1456-1462, 2010. DOI:10.1007/s11664-010-1256-7

Microfabricated Silicon High-Frequency Waveguide Couplers and Antennas

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, vol. 56, pp. 721-729, May 2009.
DOI:10.1109/TED.2009.2015415

Microwave-Induced Mass Transport Enhancement in Nano-Porous Aluminum Oxide Membranes

Journal of Microwave Power and Electromagnetic Energy, vol. 42, pp. 13-22, 2008.
DOI:10.1080/08327823.2007.11688576