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In this work, we report a simplified method to measure thermal conductivity from the typical Raman thermometry method by employing a much simpler dispersion relationship equation and the Debye function, instead of solving the heat equation. Unlike the typical Raman thermometry method, our new method only requires monitoring of the temperature-dependent Raman mode shifting without considering laser power-dependent Raman mode shifting. Thus, this new calculation method offers a simpler way to calculate the thermal conductivity of materials with great precision. As a model system, the
- Award ID(s):
- 1809077
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10199547
- Journal Name:
- Nano Express
- Volume:
- 1
- Issue:
- 3
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- Article No. 030010
- ISSN:
- 2632-959X
- Publisher:
- IOP Publishing
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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