Ab initio molecular dynamics study of nanoscale thermal energy transport

Journal of Heat Transfer

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1-7

  Luo, Tengfei ^a   Lloyd, John R ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b Naval Postgraduate School ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Ab initio; Molecular dynamics; Nanoscale; Thermal energy transport

Indexed keywords

AB INITIO MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; ATOMIC VIBRATION; NANO SCALE; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; POWER-SPECTRA; TEMPERATURE EVOLUTION; THERMAL ENERGY TRANSPORT; THERMAL EQUILIBRATIONS; THIN LAYERS;

ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; THERMAL ENERGY; THERMOSTATS;

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY;

EID: 77955260913     PISSN: 00221481     EISSN: 15288943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2976562     Document Type: Article

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