Novel methods for determination of thermal transport properties in organics
Fellow:
Zijin Zeng (ESR 14)
Home Institution:
Hot Disk AB, Sweden
1st Secondment:
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Barcelona, Spain (ICMAB-CSIC)
2nd Secondment:
Linköping University, Sweden
Supervisor:
Besira M. Mihiretie (Hot Disk)
Co-Supervisor:
Mariano Campoy-Quiles (ICMAB-CSIC)
Objectives
- Characterization of anisotropic thermal properties of conjugated polymers and nanocomposites
- Analysis of thermal transport properties, including specific heat of polymers and composites
Expected results
- New and improved measurements methods and routines for analyzing thermal transport properties of TE polymers in bulk or as thin films
- Development of accurate specific heat measurements of device-sized TE polymer components
Skills acquired
- TE characterization with emphasis on thermal transport properties and specific heat capacity