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Nonlinear thermal transport in graphene nanoribbon: A molecular dynamics study

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  • Yali, Reza Pahlavan
  • Mehri, Ali
  • Jamaati, Maryam

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Effects of different factors on the thermal conductivity of graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) is investigated using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations with LAMMPS code, taking advantage of the optimized Tersoff interatomic potential. The influences of temperature, size, and layer number on thermal transport are considered for both zigzag and armchair GNRs. It is found that increasing the size (length⩽40 nm and width⩽10 nm) enhances the thermal conductivity of both GNR types by a power-law relationship at room temperature. In contrast, the thermal conductivity of GNRs drastically drops as the temperature rises in the range of 50–500 K. The power-law reduction of conductivity, owing to the temperature increase, is faster in zigzag GNR than in armchair one. In addition, in the range of 1–10 layers, the thermal conductivity experiences a power-law decrease with increasing number of GNRs layers because of the out-of-plane scattering of phonons. Our results reveal how boundary scattering, growing phonon number and Umklapp scattering govern nonlinear thermal transport mechanism. This study also demonstrates a dramatic influence of the edge structure of GNR on thermal conduction.

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  • Yali, Reza Pahlavan & Mehri, Ali & Jamaati, Maryam, 2023. "Nonlinear thermal transport in graphene nanoribbon: A molecular dynamics study," Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, Elsevier, vol. 610(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:phsmap:v:610:y:2023:i:c:s0378437122009748
    DOI: 10.1016/j.physa.2022.128416
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    1. Ali Mehri & Maryam Jamaati & Moslem Moradi, 2015. "The effect of imposed temperature difference on thermal conductivity in armchair single-walled carbon nanotube," International Journal of Modern Physics C (IJMPC), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 26(09), pages 1-9.
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