Impact of torsion and disorder on the thermal conductivity of Si nanowires: A nonequilibrium molecular dynamics study
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2017.09.032
Abstract: Abstract In this paper, we investigate the thermal transport in Si nanowires by using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations (NEMD). We focus on the effects of axial torsion and impurity on the thermal conductivity of the… read more here.
Keywords: torsion; molecular dynamics; conductivity nanowires; thermal conductivity ... See more keywords
Reduction of Thermal Conductivity in Nanowires by Combined Engineering of Crystal Phase and Isotope Disorder.
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b00612
Abstract: Nanowires are a versatile platform to investigate and harness phonon and thermal transport phenomena in nanoscale systems. With this perspective, we demonstrate herein the use of crystal phase and mass disorder as effective degrees of… read more here.
Keywords: phase; disorder; conductivity nanowires; thermal conductivity ... See more keywords