Journal Publications

2020
Structural Orientation effect of Cellulose Nanocrystals (CNC) Films on Electrochemical Kinetics and Stability in Lithium-ion Batteries
Chemical Engineering Journal, 128128, 2020 (in press).

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2020.128128
Experimental Investigation of Composite Phase Change Material Heat Sinks for Enhanced Passive Thermal Management
Journal of Heat Transfer, 143(1): 013001 (9 pages), 2020.
DOI: 10.1115/1.4048620
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
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
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
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
Maghemite Samples
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
Battery Thermal Transport
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
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
Locally Heated Membrane Distillation
Energy Efficient Membrane Distillation through Localized Heating
Desalination, vol. 442, pp. 99-107, 2018.
DOI: 10.1016/j.desal.2018.05.009
IR images of the test die during benchmarking algorithm
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
3D Inverse Conduction Methodology Coupled with Kriging Method Optimization
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
Anisotropic Silicon
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 Labyrinth
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
A Direct Differential Method for Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Thin Films
Review of Scientific Instruments, 88, 044901, 2017.
doi: 10.1063/1.4979163
Journal of Power Sources
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
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
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
Hot Spots
Evaluating Broader Impacts of Nanoscale Thermal Transport Research
Nanoscale and Microscale Thermophysical Engineering, vol. 19, no. 2, 2015. doi:10.1080/15567265.2015.1031857
thermal conductance across solid-liquid interfaces
Enhancing solid-liquid interface thermal transport using self-assembled monolayers
Applied Physics Letters, vol. 106, 211602, 2015. doi:10.1063/1.4921758
Viscosity as a function of Peclet number
Viscosity and Thermal Conductivity of Stable Graphite Suspensions Near Percolation
Nano Letters, vol. 15, No. 1, 2015. doi:10.1021/nl503181w

2014
CNT tip interface temperature drop
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
Graphite Dual Layer Structure
Solar steam generation by heat localization
Nature Communications, 5:4449, 2014. doi:10.1038/ncomms5449
Graphene Aerogels
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
Graphene Aereogels with CNTs
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
Clustering in Graphite Suspensions
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