title: Thermal Resistance of Transferred-Silicon-Nanomembrane Interfaces.
abstract: We report measurements of the interfacial thermal resistance between mechanically joined single crystals of silicon, the results of which are up to a factor of 5 times lower than any previously reported thermal resistances of mechanically created interfaces. Detailed characterization of the interfaces is presented, as well as a theoretical model incorporating the critical properties determining the interfacial thermal resistance in the experiments. The results demonstrate that van der Waals interfaces can have very low thermal resistance, with important implications for membrane-based micro- and nanoelectronics.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: D P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Schroeder
authors.affiliation: University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Aksamija
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Voyles
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Lagally
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Eriksson