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Overview

Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc is affiliated with Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on materials science and engineering, with a significant emphasis on materials chemistry and thermal properties of materials. They have contributed extensively to topics such as advanced thermoelectric materials and devices, thermal radiation and cooling technologies, thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses, and building energy and comfort optimization.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • Atmospheric Water Harvesting by Large-Scale Radiative Cooling Cellulose-Based Fabric, 2022, Nano Letters
  • Thermal conductivity measurements of thin films by non-contact scanning thermal microscopy under ambient conditions, 2020, Nanoscale Advances
  • Quantitative temperature distribution measurements by non-contact scanning thermal microscopy using Wollaston probes under ambient conditions, 2020, Review of Scientific Instruments
  • Effect of disordered nanoporosity on electrical and thermal properties of layered Ca3Co4O9 films, 2022, Applied Physics Letters
  • Engineering thermoelectric and mechanical properties by nanoporosity in calcium cobaltate films from reactions of Ca(OH)2/Co3O4 multilayers, 2022, Nanoscale Advances

Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Wenkai Zhu, Amogh Wasti, Alexandros Tsamis, Yun Zhang, and Onnop Srivannavit. These collaborations have contributed to a diverse set of publications across various research fields.

They have published repeatedly in venues such as Nanoscale Advances, ASHRAE/IBPSA-USA Building Simulation Conference, Journal of Applied Physics, SSRN Electronic Journal, and Nano Letters. Their work reflects interdisciplinary approaches spanning materials science and engineering disciplines.

Their research topics cover:

  • Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
  • Thermodynamics and calorimetric analyses
  • Building Energy and Comfort Optimization
  • Aerogels and thermal insulation
  • Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques

The subfields within which Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc concentrates include materials chemistry, civil and structural engineering, physical and theoretical chemistry, biomedical engineering, and polymers and plastics.

Best Publications

  • Data reduction in 3ω method for thin-film thermal conductivity determination

    T. Borca-Tasciuc;A. R. Kumar;G. Chen

  • A new class of doped nanobulk high-figure-of-merit thermoelectrics by scalable bottom-up assembly

    Rutvik J. Mehta;Yanliang Zhang;Chinnathambi Karthik;Binay Singh

  • Al-doped zinc oxide nanocomposites with enhanced thermoelectric properties.

    Priyanka Jood;Rutvik J. Mehta;Yanliang Zhang;Germanas Peleckis

  • Enhanced Thermal Conductivity in a Nanostructured Phase Change Composite due to Low Concentration Graphene Additives

    Fazel Yavari;Hafez Raeisi Fard;Kamyar Pashayi;Mohammad A. Rafiee

  • Large-area freestanding graphene paper for superior thermal management.

    Guoqing Xin;Hongtao Sun;Tao Hu;Hafez Raeisi Fard

  • Tunable bandgap in graphene by the controlled adsorption of water molecules.

    Fazel Yavari;Christo Kritzinger;Churamani Gaire;Li Song

  • Thermal conductivity of symmetrically strained Si/Ge superlattices

    Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc;Weili Liu;Jianlin Liu;Taofang Zeng

  • Thermal Conductivity and Heat Transfer in Superlattices

    G. Chen;M. Neagu;T. Borca-Tasciuc

  • Effect of nanoparticles on sessile droplet contact angle.

    S Vafaei;T Borca-Tasciuc;M Z Podowski;A Purkayastha

  • Atmospheric Water Harvesting by Large-Scale Radiative Cooling Cellulose-Based Fabric.

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  • The effect of nanoparticles on the liquid–gas surface tension of Bi2Te3 nanofluids

    Saeid Vafaei;Arup Purkayastha;Abhishek Jain;Ganapathiraman Ramanath

  • A Review on Principles and Applications of Scanning Thermal Microscopy (SThM)

    Yun Zhang;Wenkai Zhu;Fei Hui;Mario Lanza

  • Strain and size effects on heat transport in nanostructures

    R. C. Picu;T. Borca-Tasciuc;M. C. Pavel

  • High thermal conductivity epoxy-silver composites based on self-constructed nanostructured metallic networks

    Kamyar Pashayi;Hafez Raeisi Fard;Fengyuan Lai;Sushumna Iruvanti

  • A novel approach to enhance the thermal conductivity of epoxy nanocomposites using graphene core–shell additives

    Osman Eksik;Stephen F. Bartolucci;Tushar Gupta;Hafez Fard

  • Anisotropic Thermal Conductivity of Ge Quantum-Dot and Symmetrically Strained Si/Ge Superlattices

    W. L. Liu;T. Borca-Tasciuc;G. Chen;J. L. Liu

  • Phonon engineering in nanostructures for solid-state energy conversion

    G Chen;T Zeng;T Borca-Tasciuc;D Song

  • Low‐Temperature, Template‐Free Synthesis of Single‐Crystal Bismuth Telluride Nanorods

    Arup Purkayastha;Fabio Lupo;Seongyul Kim;Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc

  • Role of nanoparticles on nanofluid boiling phenomenon: Nanoparticle deposition

    Saeid Vafaei;Theodorian Borca-Tasciuc

  • Molecularly Protected Bismuth Telluride Nanoparticles: Microemulsion Synthesis and Thermoelectric Transport Properties

    Arup Purkayastha;Seongyul Kim;Darshan D. Gandhi;Pethuraja G. Ganesan

  • Thermal conductivity of InAs/AlSb superlattices

    T. Borca-Tasciuc;D. Achimov;W. L. Liu;G. Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Pulickel M. Ajayan
Pulickel M. Ajayan Rice University
Jianlin Liu
Jianlin Liu University of California, Riverside
Kang L. Wang
Kang L. Wang University of California, Los Angeles
Robert Vajtai
Robert Vajtai Rice University
Joel L. Plawsky
Joel L. Plawsky Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Nikhil Koratkar
Nikhil Koratkar Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Marisol Martín-González
Marisol Martín-González Spanish National Research Council
David J. Singh
David J. Singh University of Missouri
Ronald Gronsky
Ronald Gronsky University of California, Berkeley
Dongsheng Wen
Dongsheng Wen Technical University of Munich

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