High-contrast, reversible thermal conductivity regulation utilizing the phase transition of polyethylene nanofibers

ACS Nano

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 7592-7600

  Zhang, Teng ^a   Luo, Tengfei ^a,b  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

molecular dynamics; phase transition; polyethylene nanofiber; thermal switch

Indexed keywords

LARGE-SCALE MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR CHAINS; NANOSCALE HEAT TRANSFERS; PHASE CHANGE TEMPERATURE; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SEGMENTAL ROTATIONS; TEMPERATURE WINDOW; THERMAL SWITCH;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOFIBERS; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; POLYETHYLENES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

NANOFIBER; POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NANOFIBERS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYETHYLENE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84884927606     PISSN: 19360851     EISSN: 1936086X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/nn401714e     Document Type: Article

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