Optimal Matching of Thermal Vibrations into Carbon Nanotubes
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| author | Gunawardana, K. G. S. H. Mullen, Kieran |
| author_facet | Gunawardana, K. G. S. H. Mullen, Kieran |
| contents | Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising candidates to improve the thermal conductivity of nano-composites. The main obstacle to these applications is the extremely high thermal boundary (Kapitza) resistance between the CNTs and their matrix. In this theoretical work our goal is to maximize the heat flux through the CNT by functionalizing the CNT ends. We use a Landauer approach to calculate and optimize the energy flux from a soft to a hard material in one dimension through a connecting continuous medium of varying elasticity and density. The transmission probability of phonons through the system is calculated both numerically and analytically. We find that over 90% of the maximum heat flux into CNT is possible for 1nm length of the intermediate material at room temperature (300K). |
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| spellingShingle | Optimal Matching of Thermal Vibrations into Carbon Nanotubes Gunawardana, K. G. S. H. Mullen, Kieran Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are promising candidates to improve the thermal conductivity of nano-composites. The main obstacle to these applications is the extremely high thermal boundary (Kapitza) resistance between the CNTs and their matrix. In this theoretical work our goal is to maximize the heat flux through the CNT by functionalizing the CNT ends. We use a Landauer approach to calculate and optimize the energy flux from a soft to a hard material in one dimension through a connecting continuous medium of varying elasticity and density. The transmission probability of phonons through the system is calculated both numerically and analytically. We find that over 90% of the maximum heat flux into CNT is possible for 1nm length of the intermediate material at room temperature (300K). |
| title | Optimal Matching of Thermal Vibrations into Carbon Nanotubes |
| topic | Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.06938 |