Phonon transport in atomic chains coupled by thermal contacts: The role of buffer layer

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 107, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Zhao, Xuean ^a,b   Li, Jing ^a   Au Yeung, T C ^a   Kam, C H ^a   Chen, Qing Hu ^c   Sun, Chang Q ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ZHEJIANG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC CHAINS; BOND ORDERS; CONTACT INTERFACE; EMBEDDED-ATOM METHOD; LOW-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES; NECK REGION; NON-EQUILIBRIUM GREEN'S FUNCTION; PHONON TRANSPORT; THERMAL CONDUCTANCE; THERMAL CONTACT;

BOND LENGTH; BUFFER LAYERS; CRYSTAL ATOMIC STRUCTURE; EPITAXIAL LAYERS; GREEN'S FUNCTION; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHONONS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ATOMS;

EID: 79251503283     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3359708     Document Type: Article

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