Phonon radiative transport in silicon-aluminum thin films: Frequency dependent case

S. Bin Mansoor, B. S. Yilbas*

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Abstract

Non-equilibrium heating across silicon and aluminum films is considered and frequency dependent phonon radiative transport in the silicon film is incorporated while modified two-equation model is used in the aluminum film to account for the energy transport. Thermal boundary resistance is introduced across the silicon and aluminum films and electron-phonon resistance is incorporated at the interface of the aluminum film. It is found that frequency dependent solution of phonon radiative transfer equation resulted in sharper decay of equivalent equilibrium temperature than that corresponding to frequency independent solution in the silicon film.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)54-62
Number of pages9
JournalInternational Journal of Thermal Sciences
Volume57
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2012

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of Center of Excellence for Scientific Research Collaboration with MIT and King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia for this work.

Keywords

  • Aluminum film
  • Phonon transport
  • Silicon film
  • Two-equation model

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • General Engineering

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