Thermal conductivity of sawtooth-like graphene nanoribbons: A molecular dynamics study

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 112, Issue 12, 2012, Pages

  Zhang, Hui Sheng ^a   Guo, Zhi Xin ^a   Gong, Xin Gao ^b   Cao, Jue Xian ^a  

^a XIANGTAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHENE; GRAPHENE NANORIBBON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANORIBBONS;

GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS; GRAPHENE NANORIBBONS (GNRS); NON EQUILIBRIUM MOLECULAR DYNAMIC (NEMD);

THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 84886827198     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4768445     Document Type: Article

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