Thermal conductivity : theory, properties, and applications / edited by Terry Tritt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sect. 1. Overview of thermal conductivity in solid materials -- Ch. 1.1. Theory of thermal conductivity / Jihui Yang -- Ch. 1.2. Thermal conductivity of metals / Ctirad Uher -- Ch. 1.3. Thermal conductivity of insulators and glasses / Vladimir Murashov and Mary Anne White -- Ch. 1.4. Thermal conductivity of semiconductors / G. S. Nolas and H. J. Goldsmid -- Ch. 1.5. Semiconductors and thermoelectric materials / G. S. Nolas, J. Yang and H. J. Goldsmid -- Ch. 1.6. Thermal conductivity of superlattices / G. D. Mahan -- Ch. 1.7. Experimental studies on thermal conductivity of thin film and superlattices / Bao Yang and Gang Chen -- Sect. 2. Measurement techniques -- Ch. 2.1. Measurement techniques and considerations for determining thermal conductivity of bulk materials / Terry M. Tritt and David Weston -- Ch. 2.2. Experimental techniques for thin-film thermal conductivity characterization / T. Borca-Tasciuc and G. Chen -- Sect. 3. Thermal properties and applications of emerging materials -- Ch. 3.1. Ceramics and glasses / Rong Sun and Mary Anne White -- Ch. 3.2. Thermal conductivity of quasicrystalline materials / A. L. Pope and Terry M. Tritt -- Ch. 3.3. Thermal properties of nanomaterials and nanocomposites / T. Savage and A. M. Rao.

"With the development of new and novel solid materials and extensive measurement techniques, this book will serve as a up-to-date resource for the next generation of researchers in the field of thermal conductivity."--BOOK JACKET.