Carlos L.D., Palacio F. (Eds.) Thermometry at the Nanoscale: Techniques and Selected Applications

The Royal Society of Chemistry, UK, 2016. — 534 p. — (RSC Nanoscience & Nanotechnology No.38)Sensing and measuring temperature is a crucial need for countless scientific investigations and technological developments. Consequently, as technology progresses into the nanoscale an increasing demand for accurate, non-invasive and self-referenced temperature measurements at sub-micrometric length scales has been observed. This is particularly so in microelectronics and micro/nanofluidics, for instance, where the comprehension of heat dissipation, heat transfer and thermal conductivity mechanisms can play a crucial role in areas as diverse as reliability and integration of electronic systems, energy transfer, and cell physiology.
The assortment of luminescent and non-luminescent nanothermometers proposed over the last decade clearly point to an emerging interest in nanothermometry in a large variety of fields, from electronic to photonic devices, from optoelectronic to micro/nanofluidics and nanomedicine. At the same time, nanothermometry is a multidisciplinary and challenging subject requiring new approaches and new techniques, since conventional thermometry is not valid at such scales.Fundamentals
Nanoscale Thermometry and Temperature Measurement
Minimal Length Scales for the Existence of Local Temperature
Introduction to Heat Transfer at the Nanoscale
Luminescence-based Thermometry
Quantum Dot Fluorescence Thermometry
Luminescent Nanothermometry with Lanthanide-doped Nanoparticles
Organic Dye Thermometry
Polymeric Temperature Sensors
Organic–Inorganic Hybrids Thermometry
Non-luminescence-based Thermometry
Scanning Thermal Microscopy
Near-field Thermometry
Nanotube Thermometry
Applications
Cellular Thermometry
Thermal Issues in Microelectronics
Heat Transport in Nanofluids
Thermometry in Micro and Nanofluidics
Multifunctional Luminescent Platforms for Dual-sensing