3 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2026
A Transport Framework for Evaluating Nanoscale Interconnect Materials
Md. Rafiqul Islam, Patrick E. Hopkins
As CMOS technology continues to scale, metallic interconnects increasingly limit circuit performance through rising resistivity, self-heating, and reliability degradation. Although…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025
Unveiling Phonon Contributions to Thermal Transport and the Failure of the Wiedemann-Franz Law in Ruthenium and Tungsten Thin Films
Md. Rafiqul Islam, Pravin Karna, Niraj Bhatt +12
Thermal transport in nanoscale interconnects is dominated by intricate electron-phonon interactions and microstructural influences. As copper faces limitations at the nanoscale, tu…
cond-mat.str-el2024
Electronic vs. phononic thermal transport in Cr-doped V2O3 thin films across the Mott transition
Johannes Mohr, Kiumars Aryana, Md. Rafiqul Islam +5
Understanding the thermal conductivity of chromium doped V2O3 is crucial for optimizing the design of selectors for memory and neuromorphic devices. We utilized the time-domain the…