thermal conductivity
New conductivity technique could cool computer chips, lasers
The surprising discovery of a new way to tune and enhance thermal conductivity — a basic property generally considered to be fixed for a given material — gives engineers a new tool for managing thermal effects in smart phones and computers, laser…
Navy funds cooler running semiconductors
Under an Office of Naval Research basic research effort, researchers at Advanced Technology Materials Inc. have grown thin layer silicon from isotopically purified silane gas (Si28H4). The result is a semiconductor that at room temperature conducts electricity about 30 percent better than traditional silicon. That’s important because by increasing thermal conductivity devices and circuits can be driven with a higher current?speed before they start to burn out.