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Physics-Derived Natural Coordinates for Fast Uncertainty Propagation in Multilayer Thermoreflectance
Tao Chen, Dihui Wang, Puqing Jiang
Uncertainty quantification in thermoreflectance measurements of multilayer structures is challenging because thermophysical-property extraction involves nonlinear inverse problems…
A transfer-learning-enhanced POD-FNN surrogate for rapid signal prediction and inverse fitting in thermoreflectance with patterned transducers
Bingjia Xiao, Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Patterned-transducer thermoreflectance enhances sensitivity to low-thermal-conductivity materials by suppressing lateral heat spreading in the metal transducer, but its wider use i…
A Variable-Spot-Size and Multi-Frequency Square-Pulsed Source (SPS) Approach for Comprehensive Characterization of Anisotropic Thermal Transport Properties in Multilayered Thin Films
Kexin Zhang, Tao Chen, Jinlong Ma +1
Multilayered thin-film structures are frequently encountered in industrial applications, where accurate thermal property characterization is essential for performance optimization.…
Simultaneous, Non-Contact Measurement of Liquid and Interfacial Thermal Properties via a Differential Square-Pulsed Source Method
Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Accurate characterization of heat transport across solid-liquid interfaces is essential for thermal management in micro and nanoscale systems. Yet existing techniques often require…
Universal thermometry of solid-liquid interfacial thermal conductance
Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Solid-liquid interfacial thermal conductance (ITC) critically influences heat transport in microfluidic, electronic, and energy systems, yet most optical thermometry techniques are…
Anisotropic Thermal Characterization of Suspended and Spin-Coated Polyimide Films Using a Square-Pulsed Source Method
Bingjiang Zhang, Dihui Wang, Tao Chen +2
Polyimide (PI) thin films are widely used in advanced technologies, yet accurate characterization of their thermal properties remains challenging, as evidenced by significant incon…
Simultaneous measurement of pressure-dependent bulk and interfacial thermal properties in thermal interface materials using square-pulsed source thermoreflectance
Tao Chen, Bingjia Xiao, Xin Qian +1
Thermal interface materials (TIMs) critically regulate heat dissipation from electronic chips to heat spreaders, yet their thermal conductivity (k), volumetric heat capacity (C), a…
Weak Coupling of Diffusional and Phonon-like Modes in Liquids Revealed by Dynamic Kapitza Length
Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Understanding heat transfer across solid-liquid interfaces is central to thermal management and energy technologies, yet whether the interfacial thermal conductance (ITC) depends o…
Mechanistic Insight into BEOL Thermal Transport via Optical Metrology and Multiphysics Simulation
Yang Shen, Shangzhi Song, Tao Chen +4
As integrated circuits continue to scale down and adopt three-dimensional (3D) stacking, thermal management in the back-end-of-line (BEOL) has emerged as a critical design constrai…
Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization for Fast and Reliable Parameter Extraction in Thermoreflectance
Bingjia Xiao, Tao Chen, Wenbin Zhang +2
Frequency-domain thermoreflectance (FDTR) is a widely used technique for characterizing thermal properties of multilayer thin films. However, extracting multiple parameters from FD…
Extending the Low-Frequency Limit of Time-Domain Thermoreflectance via Periodic Waveform Analysis
Mingzhen Zhang, Tao Chen, Shangzhi Song +5
Time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) is a powerful technique for characterizing the thermal properties of layered materials. However, its effectiveness at modulation frequencies be…
Simultaneous Measurement of Thermal Conductivity, Heat Capacity, and Interfacial Thermal Conductance by Leveraging Negative Delay-Time Data in Time-Domain Thermoreflectance
Mingzhen Zhang, Tao Chen, Ao Zeng +3
Time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) is a widely used technique for characterizing the thermal properties of bulk and thin-film materials. Traditional TDTR analyses typically focus…
Decoupling Thermal Properties in Multilayer Systems for Advanced Thermoreflectance Techniques
Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Thermoreflectance techniques, including time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR), frequency-domain thermoreflectance (FDTR), and the square-pulsed source (SPS) method, are powerful too…
Sub-Millimeter-Scale Measurement of Local Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient Exceeding 100 W/(m^2-K) Using an Optical Pump-Probe Method
Tao Chen, Puqing Jiang
Conventional methods for measuring the local convective heat transfer coefficient (h_c) often rely on simplifying assumptions that can compromise accuracy. Pump-probe methods like…
Comprehensive Measurement of Three-Dimensional Thermal Conductivity Tensor Using a Beam-Offset Square-Pulsed Source (BO-SPS) Approach
Tao Chen, Shangzhi Song, Puqing Jiang
Accurately measuring the three-dimensional thermal conductivity tensor is essential for understanding and engineering the thermal behavior of anisotropic materials. Existing method…
Simultaneous Measurement of Thermal Conductivity and Heat Capacity Across Diverse Materials Using the Square-Pulsed Source (SPS) Technique
Tao Chen, Shangzhi Song, Yang Shen +2
State-of-the-art techniques like dual-frequency Time-Domain Thermoreflectance (TDTR) and Frequency-Domain Thermoreflectance (FDTR) offer superb capability for simultaneous measurem…