Effect of interface scattering on phonon thermal conductivity percolation in random nanowire composites

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 90, Issue 26, 2007, Pages

  Tian, Weixue ^a   Yang, Ronggui ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATIONS; PHONON-INTERFACE SCATTERING; RANDOM NANOWIRE COMPOSITES;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PERCOLATION (COMPUTER STORAGE); PHONONS; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

NANOWIRES;

EID: 34547341194     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2751610     Document Type: Article

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