Peer-reviewed journal articles

  • C. Shi, X. Wang, Q. Zheng. J. Maroske, D. Thompson. “Thermoreflectance-based thermometry of silicon thin films with resonantly enhanced temperature sensitivity.” Optics Express, 32, 1003-1009 (2024). [link]

  • K. Chowla, J. Cai, D. Thompson, R. Thevamaran. “Superior thermal transport properties of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes tailored through mesoscale architectures.” Carbon, 216, 118526 (2024). [link]

  • Q. Zheng, X. Wang, D. Thompson. “Temperature-dependent optical properties of monocrystalline CaF2, BaF2, and MgF2.” Optical Materials Express, 13, 2380-2391 (2023). [link]

  • A. Majumder, D. Thompson, R. Mittapally, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Quantifying the spatial distribution of radiative heat transfer in subwavelength planar nanostructures.” ACS Photonics, 10, 1144-1149 (2023). [link]

  • L. Rincon-Garcia, D. Thompson, R. Mittapally, N. Agrait, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Enhancement and saturation of near-field radiative heat transfer in nanogaps between metallic surfaces.” Physical Review Letters, 129, 145901 (2022). [link]

  • D. Thompson, L. Zhu, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Nanoscale radiative thermal switching via multi-body effects.” Nature Nanotechnology, 15, 99-104 (2020). [link]

  • L. Zhu, A. Fiorino, D. Thompson, R. Mittapally, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Near-field photonic cooling through control of the chemical potential of photons.” Nature, 566, 239-244 (2019). [link]

  • D. Thompson, L. Zhu, R. Mittapally, S. Sadat, Z. Xing, P. McArdle, M.M. Qazilbash, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Hundred-fold enhancement in far-field radiative heat transfer over the blackbody limit.” Nature, 561, 216-221 (2018). [link]

  • A. Fiorino*, D. Thompson*, S. Yadlapalli, C. Jiang, O.T. Shafer, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Parallelized, real-time, metabolic-rate measurements from individual Drosophila.” Scientific Reports, 8, 14452 (2018). [link]

  • A. Fiorino, D. Thompson, L. Zhu, R. Mittapally, SA. Biehs, O. Bezencenet, N. El-Bondry, S. Bansropun, P. Ben-Abdallah, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “A thermal diode based on nanoscale thermal radiation.” ACS Nano, 12 (6), 5774-5779 (2018). [link]

  • A. Fiorino*, L. Zhu*, D. Thompson, R. Mittapally, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Nanogap near-field thermophotovoltaics.” Nature Nanotechnology, 13, 806-811 (2018). [link]

  • A. Fiorino, D. Thompson, L. Zhu, B. Song, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Giant enhancement in radiative heat transfer in sub-30 nm gaps of plane parallel surfaces.” Nano Letters, 18 (6), 3711-3715 (2018). [link]

  • L. Cui, R. Miao, K. Wang, D. Thompson, L.A. Zotti, J.C. Cuevas, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Peltier cooling in molecular junctions.” Nature Nanotechnology, 13, 122-127 (2018).  [link]

  • B. Song*, D. Thompson*, A. Fiorino, Y. Ganjeh, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Radiative heat conductances between dielectric and metallic parallel plates with nanoscale gaps.” Nature Nanotechnology, 11, 509-514 (2016). [link]

  • K. Kim*, B. Song*, V. Fernandez-Hurtado*, W. Lee, W. Jeong, L. Cui, D. Thompson, J. Feist, H. Reid, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, J.C. Cuevas, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Radiative heat transfer in the extreme near field.” Nature, 528, 387-391 (2015). [link]

  • B. Song*, Y. Ganjeh*, S. Sadat*, D. Thompson, A. Fiorino, V. Fernandez-Hurtado, J. Feist, F.J. Garcia-Vidal, J.C. Cuevas, P. Reddy, E. Meyhofer. “Enhancement of near-field radiative heat transfer using polar dielectric thin films.” Nature Nanotechnology, 10, 253-258 (2015). [link]

  • K. Kim, W. Jeong, W. Lee, S. Sadat, D. Thompson, E. Meyhofer, P. Reddy. “Quantification of thermal and contact resistances of scanning thermal probes.” Applied Physics Letters, 105, 203107 (2014). [link]

  • D. Thompson, S. Rao, B. Cola. “A stepped-bar apparatus for thermal resistance measurements.” ASME Journal of Electronic Packaging, 135, 041002 (2013). [link]