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A one-dimensional lattice model of a solid-solid interface is presented within which it is possible to characterize the scattering of phonons at the interface as a function of wavelength. The probability for a phonon to be transmitted across the interface is found generally to decrease with decreasing wavelength, although phenomena such as total reflexion and resonant transmission may occur. Conditions for the existence of a localized interface mode are given. The thermal boundary resistance for heat flow across the interface is expressed in terms of an average temperature-dependent phonon transmission coefficient which generally increases with decreasing temperature and approaches the continuum value at very low temperature. Applications of these results to three-dimensional interfaces in general, and particularly to heat dissipation in catalysts, high-frequency phonon radiators, and Kapitza resistance, are discussed.
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Steinbrüchel, C. The scattering of phonons of arbitrary wavelength at a solid-solid interface: Model calculation and applications. Z Physik B 24, 293–299 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01360900
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