High thermal conductivity of single polyethylene chains using molecular dynamics simulations

Physical Review Letters

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 2008, Pages

  Henry, Asegun ^a   Chen, Gang ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; POLYMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY; THERMOPLASTICS;

APPLICATIONS.; MODAL DECOMPOSITION METHODS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYETHYLENE CHAINS; POLYMER CHAINS; THERMAL INSULATORS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 57349134385     PISSN: 00319007     EISSN: 10797114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.235502     Document Type: Article

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