Thermal transport in nanoscale structures has attracted an increasing interest in the last two
decades. On the one hand, the low dimensional nanostructured materials are platforms for …

Comprising two volumes, Thermoelectrics and Its Energy Harvesting reviews the vast
improvements in technology and application of thermoelectric energy with a specific …

The thermal conductivity of silicon nanowires (SiNWs) is investigated by molecular dynamics
(MD) simulation. It is found that the thermal conductivity of SiNWs can be reduced …

The fascinating relationship between structure and property in nanowires has enabled a
wealth of applications in photonics and electronics. The behavior of phonons in nanowires is …

We investigate the effects of electron and acoustic phonon confinements on the low-field
electron mobility of thin, gated, square silicon nanowires SiNWs, surrounded by SiO2. We …

Using atomistic Green's function calculations, we find that the phonon thermal conductivity of
pellets composed of∼ μ m long carbon nanotubes has an upper bound of a few W/m K⁠ …

New applications for composite materials are being developed at a rapid pace. However,
their complex microstructures present considerable challenges for nondestructive testing …

We explore the effects of geometry on the thermal conductivity (κ) of silicon and germanium
nanowires, with lengths between 10–120 nm and diameters up to 5–6 nm. To this end we …

Semiconductor nanowires have low lattice thermal conductivity compared to the bulk
materials, which is significant for developing thermoelectric. Lattice thermal conductivity of Si …

This paper addresses a theoretical study of guided normal waves in elastic isotropic bars of
rectangular cross-section by an analytical superposition method. Dispersion properties of …