Phonon Thermal Transport in Silicon Nanowires and Its Surface Effects

Hai-Peng Li*, Rui-Qin Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Understanding thermal transport in silicon nanowires (SiNWs) has practical and academic importance given the modern electronic and thermoelectric applications of these materials. Adjustment of the phonon thermal conductivity of SiNWs through surface effects has become a research hotspot in recent years. In this chapter, we briefly review the recent progress made in the investigation of phonon thermal transport properties in one-dimensional SiNWs through experiments and theoretical calculations. We emphasize the surface effects of tunable phonon thermal conductivity, including surface roughness, surface functionalization, surface/shell doping, surface disorder, and surface softening. This chapter concludes that surface engineering methods are effective for tuning nanoscale thermal transport and may foster further advancements in this field. © 2018, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in Physics
PublisherSpringer VS
Pages53-66
VolumePart F891
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2018

Publication series

NameSpringerBriefs in Physics
VolumePart F891
ISSN (Print)2191-5423
ISSN (Electronic)2191-5431

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Research Keywords

  • Molecular dynamics simulations
  • Silicon nanowires
  • Surface disorder
  • Surface doping
  • Surface effects
  • Surface functionalization
  • Surface roughness
  • Surface softening
  • Thermal conductivity

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