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This work presents a scanning laser-based thermal diffusivity measurement technique for thin films as well as for bulk materials. In this technique, a modulated laser beam is focused through a transparent substrate onto the film–substrate interface. The generated thermal wave is detected using a fast-responding thermocouple formed between the sample surface and the tip of a sharp probe. By scanning the laser beam around the thermocouple, the amplitude and phase distributions of the thermal wave are obtained with micrometer resolution. The thermal diffusivity of the film is determined by fitting the obtained phase signal with a three-dimensional heat conduction model. Experimental results are presented for a 150-nm gold film evaporated on a glass substrate.
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Borca-Tasciuc, T., Chen, G. Thin-Film Thermophysical Property Characterization by Scanning Laser Thermoelectric Microscope. International Journal of Thermophysics 19, 557–567 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022586032424
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