David Cahill

Professor

UIUC

Affiliations

The Grainger College of Engineering

Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Materials Science & Engineering

David Cahill is currently serving as a Materials Science And Engineering Professor at Uiuc.

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David Cahill

UIUC

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applied physics materials science physics thermal conductivity condensed matter thin films condensed matter physics thermal engineering electronic materials thermal conduction material research thermal transport interface science semiconductors surface science characterization (materials science) heat transfer thermodynamics crystal growth solid-state electronics interface (matter) thermal properties advanced functional materials chemistry metals crystal research epitaxial growth semiconductor materials vibrational spectroscopy material chemistry thin film processing thermoelectric materials magnetic properties phonons membrane science polymer testing nanoparticle research spin dynamics polymer composites thermal analysis surface characterization ferromagnetism membrane technology thin film process technology amorphous solid spin phenomenon thermal conductance layered materials membrane characterization tunneling microscopy molecular beam epitaxy solid-state physics quantum magnetism heat conduction surface analysis membrane permeation thermophysical properties ion implantation polymer properties polymer membranes time-domain thermoreflectance high thermal conductivity interfacial phenomena transition metal chalcogenides ultralow thermal conductivity math xmlns anisotropic thermal conductivity low thermal conductivity spatial resolution heat flow tdtr data point defects high pressure lower limit heat transport surface morphology heat mass transfer nanoscale thermal transport soft materials

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Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity of Kapton Films, Composites, and Laminates. ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2025)

Nusrat ChowdhuryJinchi SunDavid G Cahill

thermal transportcharacterization (materials science)materials sciencethermal conductionanisotropic thermal conductivityadvanced composite material (engineering)raman vibrational spectroscopypolymer compositesthermal propertiesmaterial researchapplied physicsadvanced materialsthin filmsthermal conductivity

Intrinsic and Extrinsic Thermal Conductivities of Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide. The Materials Research Society series (2025)

Yang LuDavid G. CahillQiye Zheng

characterization (materials science)materials scienceelectronic materialsgallium nitrideelectronicsmaterials engineeringcarbidesthermal propertiesextrinsic thermal conductivitiesthermal engineeringapplied physicsadvanced materialssemiconductorssolid-state electronicsthermal conductivitysilicon carbidethermodynamics

Reduction of the Thermal Conductivity of Polyurethanes by Fluorination: Impact of Crystallinity, Atomic Density, and Sound Velocity. Angewandte Chemie International Edition (2025)

Jingyi ZhouChen ChenJinchi SunThomas R. FielitzWeijun ZhouDavid G. CahillPaul V. Braun

lowest thermal conductivitymaterials sciencepolymer testingpolymer materialspolymer compositesintrinsic thermal conductivitypolymer propertiespolymer chemistrythermal conductivitypolymer sciencematerial chemistrychemistry

Strong Temperature Dependence of Thermal Conductivity in High-Purity Cubic Boron Arsenide. Physical review. B./Physical review. B (2025)

Songrui HouFengjiao PanXinping ShiFrank AngelesGeethal Amila GamageHaoran SunBenise A. NiyikizaZahra Ebrahim NatajFariborz KargarAlexander A. BalandinDavid G. CahillChen LiZhifeng RenRichard B. Wilson

materials sciencephysicsquantum materialselectronicscondensed matter physicsborophenesuperconductivitymaterial researchapplied physicsboron nitridecondensed mattersemiconductorssolid-state electronicsthermal conductivitycubic boron nitridestrong temperature dependenceelectronic materials

Analysis of Heat Flow in Modified Transient Plane Source (Mtps) Measurements of the Thermal Effusivity and Thermal Conductivity of Materials. Review of Scientific Instruments (2024)

Sooyeon YeonDavid G. Cahill

thermal conductionengineeringthermal analysisheat transfertransient temperature excursiontemperature excursionelectrical insulationthermal propertiesthermal engineeringsensorsapplied physicstransport phenomenathermodynamicsthermal conductivitythermal sensorscalibration

Composition-Nanoarchitecture-Performance Analysis of High Energy Density Electrodeposited Silicon for Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. ACS Applied Energy Materials (2024)

Nathan J. FritzHyewon JeongBeniamin ZahiriPengcheng SunGaurav SinghalMichael A. CapleZhenzhen YangJingcheng MaMinseok ChoiAkwar A. ObongAaron J. BlakeJohn B. CookNenad MiljkovicDavid G. CahillPaul V. Braun

electrochemistrymaterials sciencenanoengineeringmetal anodeadvanced electrode materiallithium-ion battery anodeschemistryenergy storageadvanced energy materialelectrochemical energy storageenergy storage materialschemical compositioncomposition-nanoarchitecture-performance analysislithium-ion batteriesnano energysolid-state batteriesmaterial chemistryelectrochemical engineering

Improving Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Electron Spin Resonance Thermometry With Size Reduction of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles. Physical Review Applied (2024)

Pei-Yun LinDarshan ChaliseDavid G. Cahill

nanoparticle researchmaterials sciencephysicsnanotechnologynanoparticlesmagnetismmagnetic propertiessize reductioncondensed matter physicsapplied physicsmagnetic resonancenuclear magnetic resonanceferromagnetism

Ionic Peltier Effect in LI-Ion Electrolytes. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2024)

Zhe ChengYu-Ju HuangBeniamin ZahiriPatrick KwonPaul V. BraunDavid G. Cahill

electrochemistrymaterials scienceionic conductorsli salt concentrationtemperature difference metrologyelectroanalytical chemistrychemistryenergy storageadvanced energy materialenergy storage materialselectrode-electrolyte interfacesenergy chemistrylithium-ion batteriesthermodynamicsphysical chemistryionic peltier effectelectrochemical engineering

Lithium Trapping, Hydrogen Content, and Solid Electrolyte Interphase Growth in Electrodeposited Silicon Anodes by Ion Beam Analysis. Journal of Power Sources (2024)

Xiaoyang JiNathan J. FritzHyewon JeongPeilin LuJr-Wen LinPaul V. BraunDavid G. Cahill

electrochemistrymaterials scienceelectrode surfacesolid electrolyte interphaseenergy storageadvanced energy materialelectrochemical energy storageenergy storage materialslithium trappinglithium-ion batteriesapplied physicssolid-state batteries

Probe Beam Deflection Technique With Liquid Immersion for Fast Mapping of Thermal Conductance. Applied Physics Letters (2024)

Jinchi SunZhe ChengJianbo LiangNaoteru ShigekawaKeisuke KawamuraHiroki UrataniYoshiki SakaidaDavid G. Cahill

thermal transportcharacterization (materials science)materials sciencethermal conductioninstrumentationheat transferlaser beamsthermal propertiesliquid immersionthermal engineeringapplied physicsfast mappingthin filmsthermal conductivitythermal sensorsinterface science