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A complete theoretical treatment for the determination of thermal diffusivity of superlattices by the “mirage” technique has been performed. An effective “medium approximation” model of the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of both sublayers is presented, which is different from the simple models with the thermal diffusivity or thermal conductivity in series or parallel. The numerical calculation of the transverse component of the probe beam deflection in the “mirage” effect shows that the results obtained from the complete thermal-wave theory and the “medium approximation” model, for the optically and thermally thick superlattices, are in good agreement with each other. However, the further study on the thermally thin superlattices shows that either the series or the parallel model of the thermal conductivity should be chosen according to whether the thermal impedance of the superlattice is larger or less than that of substrate, respectively.
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Cheng, J.C., Li, F.H., Guo, L. et al. Theoretical study of thermal diffusivity of superlattices in measurements using “mirage” technique. Appl. Phys. A 61, 441–446 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01540121
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