Abstract
The application of thermal microscopes to the measurement of local thermal properties has drawn considerable scientific interest. We report on the application of a thermal microscope to the measurement of thermal effusivity for films comprising alumina deposited on a substrate, which were fabricated by an electrophoretic deposition method. The measured data was analyzed to consider the undulations on the sample surface. The thermal effusivity of these samples was approximately 1 × 103 Js-0.5m-2K-1; this value is smaller than that for dense alumina because the alumina grain makes contact with a point.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 57-64 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Heat Transfer - Asian Research |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 Jun 4 |
Keywords
- Thermal effusivity
- Thermal microscope
- Thin film
- Undulation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes