Boron-based materials (i.e., boron and its borides) are mostly semiconductors with complex structures. These structures are characterized by an arrangement of an icosahedral cluster of B12 atoms [1]. The complexity of the crystal structure gives boron-based material a high melting point and low thermal conductivity at high temperature. On the other hand, the Seebeck coefficients and electrical conductivities of most bulk boron-based materials increase as temperature increases. Therefore, bulk boron-based materials are good candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric applications [2]. Due to the unique properties of bulk boron-based materials, one-dimensional nanostructures of boron-based materials have also attracted much attention, and various boron-based nanostructures have been synthesized recently [3]. These boron-based nanostructures are projected to be promising materials for novel nanoelectronic and nanoelectro-mechanical devices, as well as high temperature thermoelectric materials. However, compared to the extensive studies of carbon nanotubes and silicon nanowires, little has been done on the property characterization of boron and boride nanostructures.
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ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference
March 13–17, 2011
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Conference Sponsors:
- Heat Transfer Division
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978-0-7918-3892-1
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Measurements of the Thermal Conductivity of Individual α-Tetragonal Boron Nanoribbons
Juekuan Yang,
Juekuan Yang
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Scott W. Waltermire,
Scott W. Waltermire
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
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Xiaoxia Wu,
Xiaoxia Wu
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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Terry Xu
Terry Xu
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
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Juekuan Yang
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Scott W. Waltermire
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Yang Yang
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Deyu Li
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
Xiaoxia Wu
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Terry Xu
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC
Paper No:
AJTEC2011-44337, T30020; 2 pages
Published Online:
March 1, 2011
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Yang, J, Waltermire, SW, Yang, Y, Li, D, Wu, X, & Xu, T. "Measurements of the Thermal Conductivity of Individual α-Tetragonal Boron Nanoribbons." Proceedings of the ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. ASME/JSME 2011 8th Thermal Engineering Joint Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA. March 13–17, 2011. T30020. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/AJTEC2011-44337
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