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Breakdown of phonon band theory in MgO

The vibrational spectra of crystals, on which many thermal and mechanical properties depend, are known to be highly structured at low temperatures, with all of the energy restricted to a set of surfaces in reciprocal spacetime, known as the phonon bands.…

Impact of the Interfacial Thermal Conductance on the Thermoplasmonic Response of Metal/Polymer Hybrid Nanoparticles under Nanosecond Pulsed Illumination

Thermoplasmonics attracts significant interest in nanoscale heat transport applications such as catalysis, biomedical nanodevices (thermal therapies for cancer treatment) or imaging. These structures rely on the heating using electromagnetic radiation and the subsequent heat transfer to the surroundings. The dynamic…