Dynamical simulations of nonequilibrium processes - Heat flow and the Kapitza resistance across grain boundaries

Solid State Communications

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 517-521

  Maiti, A ^a,b   Mahan, G D ^a,c   Pantelides, S T ^a,b  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

A. semiconductors; C. grain boundaries; D. heat conduction; D. phonons

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; GRAIN BOUNDARIES; HEAT CONDUCTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHONONS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATIONS; NONEQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES;

SEMICONDUCTING SILICON;

EID: 0031143796     PISSN: 00381098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0038-1098(97)00049-5     Document Type: Article

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