An investigation into the structural features and thermal conductivity of silicon nanoparticles using molecular dynamics simulations

Nanotechnology

Volumn 17, Issue 15, 2006, Pages 3909-3914

  Fang, Kuan Chuan ^a   Weng, Cheng I ^a,b   Ju, Shin Pon ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FO GUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL DEFECTS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTING SILICON COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

COHESIVE ENERGY; MEAN FREE PATH (MFP); SILICON NANOPARTICLES; STILLING WEBER (SW);

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 33748893070     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/17/15/049     Document Type: Article

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