Phonon transport in nanowires coated with an amorphous material: An atomistic Green's function approach

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 68, Issue 24, 2003, Pages 2454061-24540612

  Mingo, N ^a   Yang, Liu ^a  

^a NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

SILICON; SILICON DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; CALCULATION; DIFFUSION; ENERGY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL COATING; MATERIALS; MODEL; NANOPARTICLE; PHONON; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 1042288208     PISSN: 01631829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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