Theoretical and Experimental Methods for Determining the Thermal Conductivity of Nanostructures

Hai-Peng Li*, Rui-Qin Zhang

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Phonon thermal transport in low-dimensional materials has recently attracted considerable attention because of their potential applications in energy harvesting and generation and thermal management. Significant progress has been achieved for one-dimensional and two-dimensional nanostructures, both theoretically and experimentally. This chapter reviews the advances in the theoretical and experimental methods for determining the thermal conductivity of nanostructures in the literature. We outlined the bases of theoretical approaches and experimental techniques for determining nanoscale thermal conductivity. We then discussed the problems and challenges of each method and provided concluding remarks. © 2018, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSpringerBriefs in Physics
PublisherSpringer VS
Pages11-40
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

  • 3ω method
  • Electron-beam heating technique
  • Green-Kubo method
  • Hydrodynamics
  • Molecular dynamics simulations
  • Müller-Plathe method
  • Non-equilibrium Green’s function method
  • Optothermal Raman technique
  • Phonon
  • Phonon Boltzmann transport equation
  • Thermal bridge method
  • Thermal conductivity

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