Non-equilibrium molecular dynamics study of thermal energy transport in Au-SAM-Au junctions

International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Luo, Tengfei ^a   Lloyd, John R ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Molecular dynamics; Non equilibrium; Phonon; SAM; Thermal conductance; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ANHARMONICITIES; BALLISTIC ENERGY; BOND STRENGTH; ENERGY TRANSPORT; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; EXTERNAL PRESSURES; HEAT DISSIPATION; HEAT PULSE; INTERFACIAL THERMAL RESISTANCE; LOW-FREQUENCY VIBRATION; NON EQUILIBRIUM; NONEQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SAM; SAM MOLECULES; SELF ASSEMBLY MONOLAYERS; TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL ENERGY TRANSPORT; VIBRATION DENSITIES OF STATE;

BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); DYNAMICS; HEAT RESISTANCE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULES; MONOLAYERS; PHONONS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL ENERGY;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 72049097946     PISSN: 00179310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheatmasstransfer.2009.10.033     Document Type: Article

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