Atomistic-mesoscale interfacial resistance based thermal analysis of carbon nanotube systems

International Journal of Thermal Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1602-1609

  Unnikrishnan, V U ^a   Banerjee, D ^a   Reddy, J N ^a  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotube; Effective medium theories; Interfacial thermal resistance; Molecular dynamics; Thermal conductivity; Universal force field potential

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CARBON; COPPER OXIDES; DOPING (ADDITIVES); DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOPORES; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTUBES; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

CARBON ATOMS; CARBON NANOTUBE; CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTS); CHEMICAL ADDITIVES; COMPOSITE SYSTEMS; CONDUCTIVITY PROPERTIES; EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORIES; INTERFACIAL RESISTANCES; INTERFACIAL THERMAL RESISTANCE; MESO-SCALE; MICROMECHANICAL METHODS; MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NANO STRUCTURING; NANO TUBE; RESCALING; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL PROPERTIES; UNIVERSAL FORCE FIELD POTENTIAL;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 52149109141     PISSN: 12900729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijthermalsci.2007.10.012     Document Type: Article

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