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Nanocalorimetry using microscopic optical wireless integrated circuits

Cornell Affiliated Author(s)

Author

Conrad Smart
Alejandro Cortese
B. Ramshaw
Paul McEuen

Abstract

We present in situ calorimetry, thermal conductivity, and thermal diffusivity measurements of materials using temperature-sensing optical wireless integrated circuits (OWiCs). These microscopic and untethered optical sensors eliminate input wires and reduce parasitic effects. Each OWiC has a mass of ∼100 ng, a 100-μm-scale footprint, and a thermal response time of microseconds. We demonstrate that they can measure the thermal properties of nearly any material, from aerogels to metals, on samples as small as 100 ng and over thermal diffusivities covering four orders of magnitude. They also function over a broad temperature range, and we present proof-of-concept measurements of the thermodynamic phase transitions in both liquid crystal 5CB and gadolinium. © 2022 the Author(s).

Date Published

Journal

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volume

119

Issue

45

DOI

10.1073/pnas.2205322119

Group (Lab)

Brad Ramshaw Group
Paul McEuen Group

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