Includes index.

Front Cover -- Thermal Behaviour and Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials -- Thermal Behaviour and Applications of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: Theory, Methods and Applications -- Copyright -- Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- 1 -- Theory for nanoscale thermal behavior and composites/suspensions -- 1 -- Underlying physics and basic approaches to thermal transport in solids -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Microscopic models -- 2.1 Fundamental starting point -- 2.2 Mechanical excitations in periodic lattices -- 2.3 Electronic excitations in periodic lattices -- 3. Levels of description

3.1 Landauer-Buttiker -- 3.2 Boltzmann equation for phonons -- 3.3 Boltzmann equation for electrons -- 3.4 Molecular dynamics approaches -- 4. Composite systems -- 4.1 Effective medium approximation -- 5. Open questions -- References -- 2 -- Effective medium theory for predictions of the thermal conductivity of multiphase carbon-based nanocomposites: methodologies and applications -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Effective medium theory -- 2.1 Methodology -- 2.2 Case study and discussion -- 2.2.1 Nanoparticle/nanotube (CNT)/polymer nanocomposite -- 2.2.2 Nanoparticle/nanosheet (GNP)/polymer nanocomposites

2.2.3 Nanotube (CNT)/nanosheet (GNP)/polymer nanocomposites -- 3. Effective medium theory with percolation effect -- 3.1 Boron nitride (BN)/ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite -- 3.2 Aluminum nitride (AlN)/ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite -- 3.3 Boron nitride (BN)/aluminum nitride (AlN)/ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) composite -- 4. Summary -- References -- 2 -- Experimental methods to investigate heat transfer in nanoscale

3 -- Characterization of thermal conductivity, diffusivity, specific heat, and interface thermal resistance of carbo ... -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The TET technique for lateral direction thermal characterization -- 2.1 Basic principles of the TET technique and characterization -- 2.2 Differential TET technique -- 2.3 Dual-mode thermal transport uncovered by TET -- 2.4 Extension of the TET: laser-based heating -- 3. The PLTR technique for thickness direction thermal characterization -- 3.1 Basic principles of the PLTR technique and characterization

3.2 PLTRII for thickness direction characterization -- 4. Thermal reffusivity theory and application -- 5. Steady state Raman for interface thermal characterization -- 5.1 Basic principles of steady state Raman and thermal characterization -- 5.2 Features and issues of steady state Raman characterization -- 6. Control of Raman in the time and frequency domains -- 6.1 Time-domain differential Raman (TD-Raman) characterization -- 6.2 Frequency resolved Raman (FR-Raman) characterization -- 7. Energy transport-state resolved Raman (ET-Raman)