Publications

A New Perspective on the Kauzmann Entropy Paradox: A Four-Dimensional Crystal/Glass Quantum Critical Point

Conference Proceedings
Caroline s. Gorham, David E. Laughlin
doi:10.3390/ecea-5-06677
Publication year: 2020

On the Formation of Solid States Beyond Perfect Crystals: Quasicrystals, Geometrically-Frustrated Crystals and Glasses

arXiv-preprint
Caroline S. Gorham, David E. Laughlin
arXiv:1907.08839 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Publication year: 2019

Solidification of Icosahedral Quasicrystals: Viewpoint Based on a Quaternion Orientational Order Parameter and the Formation of the E8 Lattice

arXiv-preprint
Caroline S. Gorham and David E. Laughlin
arXiv:1905.12165 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci]
Publication year: 2019

Crystallization in Three-Dimensions: Defect-Driven Topological Ordering and the Role of Geometrical Frustration

Published - Theoretical (Condensed Matter Physics)
Caroline S. Gorham and David E. Laughlin
Phys. Rev. B 99, 144106 (2019)
Publication year: 2019

Quantized Hall Effect Phenomena and Topological-Order in 4D Josephson Junction Arrays in the Vicinity of a Quantum Phase Transition

arXiv-preprint
Caroline S. Gorham and David E. Laughlin
arxiv [hep-th], 2019
Publication year: 2019

Topological Description of the Solidification of Undercooled Fluids and the Temperature Dependence of the Thermal Conductivity of Crystalline and Glassy Solids Above Approximately 50 K

Published - Theoretical (Condensed Matter Physics)
Caroline S. Gorham, David E. Laughlin
Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, Volume 31, Number 10
Publication year: 2019

On the formation of crystalline and non-crystalline solid states and their thermal transport properties: A topological perspective via a quaternion orientational order parameter

Ph.D. Thesis
Caroline S. Gorham
Ph.D. Thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA.
Publication year: 2018

SU(2) Orientational Ordering in Restricted Dimensions: Evidence for a Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless Transition of Topological Point Defects in Four Dimensions

Published - Theoretical (Condensed Matter Physics)
Caroline S. Gorham, David E. Laughlin
Journal of Physics Communications, Volume 2, Number 7
Publication year: 2018

Thermal conductivity measurements via time-domain thermoreflectance for the characterization of radiation induced damage

Published - Experimental (Heat Transfer)
Ramez Cheaito, Caroline S Gorham, Amit Misra, Khalid Hattar, Patrick E Hopkins
Publication year: 2015

Ion irradiation of the native oxide/silicon surface increases the thermal boundary conductance across aluminum/silicon interfaces

Published - Experimental (Heat Transfer)
Caroline S Gorham, Khalid Hattar, Ramez Cheaito, John C Duda, John T Gaskins, Thomas E Beechem, Jon F Ihlefeld, Laura B Biedermann, Edward S Piekos, Douglas L Medlin, Patrick E Hopkins
Physical Review B 90.2 (2014): 024301
Publication year: 2014

Density dependence of the room temperature thermal conductivity of atomic layer deposition-grown amorphous alumina (Al2O3)

Published - Experimental (Heat Transfer)
Caroline S Gorham, John T Gaskins, Gregory N Parsons, Mark D Losego, Patrick E Hopkins
Applied Physics Letters 104.25 (2014): 253107
Publication year: 2014

Protein thermal conductivity measured in the solid state reveals anharmonic interactions of vibrations in a fractal structure

Published - Experimental (Heat Transfer)
Brian M Foley, Caroline S Gorham, John C Duda, Ramez Cheaito, Chester J Szwejkowski, Costel Constantin, Bryan Kaehr, Patrick E Hopkins
The journal of physical chemistry letters 5.7 (2014): 1077-1082
Publication year: 2014

Novel methods for the measurement of the critical current of superconducting wires

Conference Proceedings
A Godeke, P Bish, DR Dietderich, CS Gorham, AR Hafalia, HC Higley, NL Liggins, MGT Mentink, GL Sabbi
AIP Conference Proceedings. Vol. 1435. No. 1. AIP, 2012
Publication year: 2012