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Fachen Liu^1,2,3, Ruilin Mao^1,2, Zhiqiang Liu⁴

¹International Center for Quantum Materials, School of Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China.

|June 11, 2025

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This study reveals nanoscale thermal transport dynamics at the AlN-SiC interface using electron energy-loss spectroscopy. It quantizes interfacial thermal resistance and phonon behavior, crucial for advanced semiconductor thermal management.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Nanotechnology

Background:

Understanding interfacial thermal transport is vital for miniaturized semiconductor devices.
Phonon-mediated processes dominate but are experimentally challenging to study at the nanoscale.
Existing methods struggle to measure temperature gradients and non-equilibrium phonon distributions across buried interfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To overcome experimental limitations in studying nanoscale thermal transport across material interfaces.
To profile temperature gradients and map non-equilibrium phonon occupations at the AlN-SiC interface with sub-nanometre resolution.
To elucidate the dominant phonon scattering mechanisms at interfaces.

Main Methods:

In situ vibrational electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) within an electron microscope.
Nanoscale temperature gradient profiling across the AlN-SiC interface.
Mapping non-equilibrium phonon occupations at sub-nanometre resolution.

Main Results:

Observed a sharp temperature drop within ~2 nm across the AlN-SiC interface, allowing direct extraction of interfacial thermal resistance (ITR).
Identified substantial non-equilibrium phonons near the interface due to phonon mode mismatch, affecting interface mode populations under varying heat flow.
Detected significant changes in AlN optical phonon modal temperatures within ~3 nm of the interface.

Conclusions:

Revealed nanoscale phonon transport dynamics and established inelastic phonon scattering via interface modes.
Provided critical insights for engineering thermal interfaces in semiconductor technologies.
Demonstrated EELS as a powerful tool for nanoscale thermal transport characterization.