Computation of thermal conductivity of Si/Ge superlattices by molecular dynamics techniques

Microelectronics Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 815-819

  Volz, S ^a   Saulnier, J B ^a   Chen, G ^b   Beauchamp, P ^c  

^a ENSMA   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UMR 6630 CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEAT FLUX; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MULTILAYERS; PHONONS; SEMICONDUCTING GERMANIUM; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS;

CONJUGATE GRADIENT METHODS; PHONON-BASED MODELS;

SEMICONDUCTOR SUPERLATTICES;

EID: 0034301505     PISSN: 00262692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0026-2692(00)00064-1     Document Type: Article

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