The reduced dimensionality makes low-dimensional nanomaterials possessing diverse
unusual size-dependent transport properties, due to the distinct quantum confinement …

Semiconductor nanowires (NWs) have been studied extensively for over two decades for
their novel electronic, photonic, thermal, electrochemical and mechanical properties. This …

Thermoelectric applications have attracted increasing interest recently due to its capability of
converting waste heat into electricity without hazardous emissions. Materials with enhanced …

Thermoelectric materials could play an increasing role for the efficient use of energy
resources and waste heat recovery in the future. The thermoelectric efficiency of materials is …

In this work, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations are performed to predict the lattice
thermal conductivity of PbTe bulk and nanowires. The thermal conductivity of PbTe bulk is …

Many of the renewable and sustainable energy technologies employ novel nanomaterials.
For instance, thermal storage and thermoelectric conversion are in constant progress due to …

Physical properties at the nanoscale are novel and different from those in bulk materials.
Over the last few decades, there has been an ever growing interest in the fabrication of …

In this study, we measured the thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficient of single
Sb2Se3 nanowires and nanowire bundles with a high resistivity (σ~ 4.37× 10− 4 S/m) …

The thermal conductivity of individual single-crystalline Bi nanowires grown by the on-film
formation of nanowires (ON–OFF) has been investigated. We observed that the thermal …

For micro-thermometer devices developed for thermal conductivity measurements of
nanowires, it is found using finite element analysis that radiation heat transfer can cause …