Molecular dynamics study of the thermal conductivity of nanoscale argon films

Molecular Simulation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 645-649

  Liu, Q X ^a   Jiang, P X ^a   Xiang, H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Thermal conduction; Thin films; Vacancies

Indexed keywords

ARGON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NANOTECHNOLOGY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THIN FILMS;

MD SIMULATIONS; THIN ARGON FILMS; VACANCY DISTRIBUTION;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 33748878996     PISSN: 08927022     EISSN: 10290435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927020600880794     Document Type: Article

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