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Publications
Dissertations & Theses
A. R. Abramson, Thermal Energy Transport in Micro/Nanostructures , Ph.D. Dissertation, University of California , Berkeley , 2002.
A. R. Abramson, Thermal Radiative Properties and Heating Characteristics during Rapid Thermal Processing , Thesis (M.S.), Tufts University , 1998.
Journals, Chapters & Proceedings
S. R. Hostler, Y. Q. Qu, M. T. Demko, A. R. Abramson, X. F. Qiu, C. Burda, “Thermoelectric Properties of Pressed Bismuth Nanoparticles,”
Journal of Applied Physics, in review (2006).
P. B. Kaul and A. R. Abramson, “Employing the 3? Method for Soft Conducting Films: Thermal Conductivity of Polyaniline,”
Journal of Applied Physics, in review (2006).
P. B. Kaul, M. Apanius and A. R. Abramson, “Microfabrication of a Silicon Shadow Mask for Patterned Metal Deposition with Microscale Dimensions,”
Sensors and Actuators A, in review (2006).
P. Hegedus and A. R. Abramson, “A molecular dynamics study of interfacial thermal transport in heterogeneous system,” to be published in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer (2006).
U. Singh, V. Prakash and A. R. Abramson, “A Mechanical Characterization Device for in situ Measurement of Nanomechanical Properties of Micro/Nanostructures,” to be published in Applied Physics Letters (2006).
D. A. Smith and A. R. Abramson, “Nanopedia: The Web Encyclopedia of Nanotechnology,” to be published in Nanoscale science and engineering education: Issues, trends and future directions, A. E. Sweeney and S. Seal, eds., American Scientific Publishers (2006).
D. A. Smith and A. R. Abramson, "Managing Nanohype: Navigating through the Boom and Bust Cycle of Nanotechnology's Promise," Tire Technology International Magazine, pp. 60-63 (March 2006).
U. Singh, V. Prakash and A. R. Abramson, “Nanoscale Measurements of Coupled Mechanical, Electrical and Thermal Properties using a Novel Characterization Tool,” proceedings from IMECE ‘05 , Orlando , FL , November 2005.
P. Kaul, K. Day, S. Hostler and A. R. Abramson, “Thermal and Electrical Properties of Novel Conducting Polymer Nanocomposites – Designing High Performance Thermoelectric Materials,” proceedings from IMECE ‘05 , Orlando , FL , November 2005.
D. Y. Li, S. T. Huxtable, A. R. Abramson, “Thermal Transport in Nanostructured Solid-State Cooling Devices,” Journal of Heat Transfer, Vol. 127, pp. 108 – 114 (2005).
J. R. Lukes, A. R. Abramson, J. G. Weng, “Nanoscale Thermophysical Phenomena from Molecular Dynamics Simulation: Recent Advances,” in Annual Review of Heat Transfer , Vol. 14, V. Prasad, Y. Jaluria and G. Chen, eds, Begell House, Inc. (2005).
U. Singh, A. R. Abramson and V. Prakash, “Coupled Nano- Mechanical, Electrical and Thermal Testing Device,” proceedings from the Society of Experimental Mechanics , Portland , OR (2005).
A. R. Abramson, S. T. Huxtable, W. C. Kim, H. Yan, Y. Wu, A. Majumdar, C. L. Tien, P. Yang, “Fabrication and Characterization of a Nanowire/Polymer-based Nanocomposite for a Prototype Thermoelectric Device,” Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, Vol. 13, pp. 505 – 513 (2004).
S. T. Huxtable, A. R. Abramson, A. Majumdar, "Heat Transport in Superlattices and Nanowires," in Heat and Fluid Flow in Microscale and Nanoscale Structures , M. Faghri and B. Sunden, eds., WIT Press (2003).
A. R. Abramson, S. T. Huxtable, W. C. Kim, Y. Wu, H. Yan, P. Yang, A. Majumdar, C. L. Tien, “Nanoscale Arrays in Energy Conversion Devices,” proceedings from the International Heat Transfer Conference , Grenoble, France (2002).
A. R. Abramson, S. T. Huxtable, W. C. Kim, H. Yan, Y. Wu, A. Majumdar, P. Yang, C. L. Tien, "Nanowire Composite Thermoelectric Devices," proceedings from IMECE '02 , New Orleans, LA (November 2002).
S. T. Huxtable, A. R. Abramson, W. C. Kim, A. Majumdar, J. E. Bowers, G. Zeng, A. Shakouri, E. T. Croke, C. C. Ahn, “The effects of defects and acoustic impedance mismatch on heat conduction in SiGe based superlattices,” proceedings from IMECE '02 , New Orleans, LA (November 2002).
A. R. Abramson, C. L. Tien, A. Majumdar, "Interface and strain effects on the thermal conductivity of heterostructures: a molecular dynamics study," Journal of Heat Transfer , Vol. 124, pp. 963-970 (2002).
S. T. Huxtable, A. R. Abramson, C. L. Tien, A. Majumdar, C. LaBounty, X. Fan, G. H. Zeng, J. E. Bowers, A. Shakouri, E. T. Croke, "Thermal conductivity of Si/SiGe and SiGe/SiGe superlattices," Applied Physics Letters , Vol. 80, pp.1737-1739 (2002).
S. T. Huxtable, A. R. Abramson, A. Majumdar, C. L. Tien, C. LaBounty, X. Fan, G. Zheng, P. Abraham, J. E. Bowers, A. Shakouri, E. T. Croke, “Thermal Conductivity of Si/SiGe Superlattices,” proceedings from ASME Heat Transfer Division IMECE, Vol. 7, pp. 223 – 229 (2001).
A. R. Abramson, J. R. Lukes, J.-G. Weng, C.-L. Tien, T. Choi, S. Chu, D. Hwang, and C. P. Grigoropoulos, 2001, “Fast Thermal Transport and Actuation in Microsystems,” Proceedings of the Nineteenth Symposium on Energy Engineering Sciences , Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne , Illinois , CONF-2001, pp. 280-295.
A. R. Abramson and C. L. Tien, “Interfacial Thermal Resistance in Superlattice Structures,” proceedings from Heat Transfer and Transport Phenomena in Microsystems , United Engineering Foundation , Banff , Canada (2000).
H. Tada, A. R. Abramson, S. E. Mann, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “Evaluating the Effects of Thin Film Patterns on the Temperature Distribution of Silicon Wafers during Radiant Processing,” Optical Engineering , Vol. 39, pp. 2296-2304 (2000).
A. R. Abramson and C. L. Tien, “Recent Developments in Microscale Thermophysical Engineering,” Microscale Thermophysical Engineering , Vol. 3, pp. 229-244 (1999).
A. R. Abramson, P. Nieva, H. Tada, P. Zavracky, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “Effect of Doping Level during Rapid Thermal Processing of Multilayer Structures,” Journal of Materials Research , Vol. 14, pp. 2402-2410 (1999).
P. M. Nieva, P. M. Zavracky, G. G. Adams, H. Tada, A. R. Abramson, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “Temperature Measurement during Rapid Thermal Annealing using MEMS,” proceedings of the 5 th ASME/JSME Joint Thermal Engineering Conference, San Diego, CA (1999).
H. Tada, A. R. Abramson, P. Nieva, P. Zavracky, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “Effects of Surface Patterning in Thin Film Structures on the Thermal Radiative Properties during Rapid Thermal Processing,” proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition , Vol. 361-362, pp. 93-98 (1998).
H. Tada, A. R. Abramson, P. Nieva, P. Zavracky, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “MEMS as Temperature Sensors during High Temperature Processing,” proceedings from Microelectromechanical Structures for Materials Research, Materials Research Society , San Francisco, CA, 161-166 (1998).
A. R. Abramson, H. Tada, P. Nieva, P. Zavracky, I. N. Miaoulis, and P. Y. Wong, “Partial Transparency Effects of Silicon during Rapid Thermal Processing,” proceedings from Rapid Thermal and Integrated Processing VII, Materials Research Society , San Francisco, CA, 15-20 (1998).
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