Interfacial Thermal Resistance Between Carbon Nanotubes: Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Analytical Thermal Modeling

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elastic properties
electrical-conductivity
mechanical-properties
boundary resistance
youngs modulus
heat-flow
composites
nanocomposites
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transport
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Zhong, Hongliang
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Interfacial thermal transport between offset parallel (10,10) single-wall carbon nanotubes is investigated by molecular dynamics simulation and analytical thermal modeling as a function of nanotube spacing, overlap, and length. A four order of magnitude reduction in interfacial thermal resistance is found as the nanotubes are brought into intimate contact. A reduction is also found for longer nanotubes and for nanotubes with increased overlap area. Thermal resistance between a nanotube and a reservoir at its boundary increases with decreasing reservoir temperature. Additionally, length-dependent Young's moduli and damping coefficients are calculated based on observed nanotube deflections.

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2006-09-01
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Reprinted from Physical Review B, Volume 74, 2006, 125403, 1-10. Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.74.125403
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