Atomistic simulations, mesoscopic modeling, and theoretical analysis of thermal conductivity of bundles composed of carbon nanotubes

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 114, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Volkov, Alexey N ^a,b   Salaway, Richard N ^a   Zhigilei, Leonid V ^a  

^a University of Virginia   (United States)

^b University of Alabama   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMISTIC SIMULATIONS; INTRINSIC CONDUCTIVITY; MESOSCOPIC MODELING; MODEL OF HEAT TRANSFERS; NON EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMIC (NEMD); QUADRATIC DEPENDENCE; THERMAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VAN DER WAALS INTERACTIONS;

CARBON NANOTUBES; HEAT TRANSFER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SCALING LAWS; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; TUBES (COMPONENTS); VAN DER WAALS FORCES;

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84884970723     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4819911     Document Type: Article

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