Thermal rectification of asymmetrically-defective materials

Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 27-32

  Hayashi, Hiroyuki ^a   Ito, Yohei ^a   Takahashi, Koji ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anharmonic lattice model; Carbon nanotube; Low dimensional material; Molecular dynamic simulation; Thermal rectification

Indexed keywords

A-THERMAL; ANHARMONIC LATTICES; LOW DIMENSIONAL MATERIAL; MOLECULAR DYNAMIC SIMULATION; NONLINEAR LATTICES; NUMERICAL RESULTS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; PERFORMANCE LIMITS; PHONON BANDS; SPRING CONSTANTS; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE PROFILES; THERMAL RECTIFICATION;

CARBON NANOTUBES; DEFECTS; DYNAMICS; LATTICE CONSTANTS; MATERIALS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79952602271     PISSN: 1738494X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12206-010-1008-x     Document Type: Article

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