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Phonon Lifetimes

Phonon Lifetime is the characteristic time scale within lattice dynamics and electron-phonon interactions that quantifies the duration a phonon mode persists in a quasi-steady state before scattering or decay due to anharmonic interactions or external perturbations.

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Phonon Lifetime

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630

Nanoscale thermal transport. II. 2003–2012

David G. Cahill, Paul V. Braun, Gang Chen et al. · Applied Physics Reviews · 2014 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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Distributions of phonon lifetimes in Brillouin zones

Atsushi Togo, Laurent Chaput, Isao Tanaka · Physical Review B · 2015 · 1.5K citations · Full text

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Anharmonic Decay of Optical Phonons

P. G. Klemens · Physical Review · 1966 · 1K citations

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Quasiparticle and phonon lifetimes in superconductors

Steven B. Kaplan, C. C., D. N. Langenberg et al. · Physical review. B, Solid state · 1976 · 895 citations

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Low‐loss, infrared and terahertz nanophotonics using surface phonon polaritons

Joshua D. Caldwell, Lucas Lindsay, Vincenzo Giannini et al. · Nanophotonics · 2014 · 758 citations · Full text

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  1. AM
    A. Matulionis

    Center for Physical Sciences and Technology, Lithuania

    18 publications · 449 citations

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  2. JL
    J. Liberis

    Virginia Commonwealth University, United States

    12 publications · 288 citations

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  3. HM
    H. Morkoç̌

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    9 publications · 350 citations

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  4. DK
    D. K. Ferry

    Arizona State University, United States

    9 publications · 390 citations

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  5. ST
    Shin-ichiro Tamura

    Hokkaido University, Japan

    8 publications · 538 citations

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  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    24 h-index

    101 publications

    8.8K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    13 h-index

    53 publications

    9.1K citations

  3. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    13 h-index

    36 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

    Stuttgart, Germany

    13 h-index

    44 publications

    3.2K citations

  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    12 h-index

    32 publications

    5.8K citations

  6. University of Exeter

    Exeter, United Kingdom

    12 h-index

    29 publications

    1.1K citations

  7. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    11 h-index

    46 publications

    4.2K citations

  8. Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Oak Ridge, United States

    11 h-index

    22 publications

    800 citations

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  1. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 52 publications · 5.3K citations

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  2. Physical review. B, Condensed matter

    PRB · 67 publications · 4K citations

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  3. Physical Review B

    PRB · 52 publications · 5.4K citations

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  4. Applied Physics Letters

    51 publications · 2.5K citations

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  5. Journal of Applied Physics

    43 publications · 1.6K citations

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