Molecular dynamics simulation of the thermal conductivity of shorts strips of graphene and silicene: A comparative study

International Journal of Mechanics and Materials in Design

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 105-114

  Ng, Teng Yong ^a   Yeo, Jingjie ^a,b   Liu, Zishun ^c  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING   (Singapore)

^c XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Graphene; Non equilibrium molecular dynamics; Silicene; Tersoff potential; Thermal conductivity; Vibrational density of states

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDIES; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; NON EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMIC (NEMD); PHONON FREQUENCIES; SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES; SILICENE; TERSOFF POTENTIAL; VIBRATIONAL DENSITY OF STATE;

CHIRALITY; GRAPHENE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84879110910     PISSN: 15691713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10999-013-9215-0     Document Type: Article

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