| Institution: |
| VSB - Technical University of Ostrava |
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| Acronym: | VSB TUO |
| Department: | Nanotechnology Centre |
| Type of Institution: | University |
| Contact Person: | Dominik Legut (More info) |
| Address: | 17. listopadu 15, Ostrava-Poruba |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Phone: | 00420597329122 |
| Website: | http://www.vsb.cz/9360/en |
| Main research areas: |
 Phonons and Electrons
Phonons and Heat ("incoherent phonons")
Phonons and Sound ("coherent phonons")
thermal expansion
anharmonic effects
first-principles
ab initio calculations |
| Research topics |
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| Phonons and Heat (incoherent phonons) |
| Thermal conduction in nanostructures, nanomaterials and interfaces (incl. Thermoelectrics and thermocrystals) |
| New techniques for the study of heat transfer and phonon dynamics |
| Phonons and Electrons |
| Electron-phonon interactions |
| Role of phononics in nanoelectronics |
| Role of phononics in optoelectronics |
| Role of phononics in spintronics and in topological insulators |
| Phonons and Sound (coherent phonons) |
| Optomechanics |
| Surface acoustic waves (SAWs) |
