%0 Journal Article %1 alaghemandi2010thermal %A Alaghemandi, Mohammad %A Leroy, Frédéric %A Algaer, Elena %A Böhm, Michael C %A Müller-Plathe, Florian %D 2010 %J Nanotechnology %K Heat-Transfer Heat-Transfer-Solids NEMD myown %N 7 %P 075704 %T Thermal rectification in mass-graded nanotubes: a model approach in the framework of reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations %U http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/21/7/075704/ %V 21 %X The thermal rectification in nanotubes with a mass gradient is studied by reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. We predict a preferred heat flow from light to heavy atoms which differs from the preferential direction in one-dimensional monoatomic systems. This behavior of nanotubes is explained by anharmonicities caused by transverse motions which are stronger at the low-mass end. The present simulations show an enhanced rectification with increasing tube length, diameter and mass gradient. Implications of the present findings for applied topics are mentioned concisely.

@article{alaghemandi2010thermal, abstract = {The thermal rectification in nanotubes with a mass gradient is studied by reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. We predict a preferred heat flow from light to heavy atoms which differs from the preferential direction in one-dimensional monoatomic systems. This behavior of nanotubes is explained by anharmonicities caused by transverse motions which are stronger at the low-mass end. The present simulations show an enhanced rectification with increasing tube length, diameter and mass gradient. Implications of the present findings for applied topics are mentioned concisely.}, added-at = {2011-11-03T08:02:38.000+0100}, author = {Alaghemandi, Mohammad and Leroy, Frédéric and Algaer, Elena and Böhm, Michael C and Müller-Plathe, Florian}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2a2b42d1e424a7535f6c01927c401bfc7/fhrleroy}, interhash = {c7456e4e7b18b896167110481f520771}, intrahash = {a2b42d1e424a7535f6c01927c401bfc7}, journal = {Nanotechnology}, keywords = {Heat-Transfer Heat-Transfer-Solids NEMD myown}, number = 7, pages = 075704, timestamp = {2012-08-12T14:04:15.000+0200}, title = {Thermal rectification in mass-graded nanotubes: a model approach in the framework of reverse non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations}, url = {http://iopscience.iop.org/0957-4484/21/7/075704/}, volume = 21, year = 2010 }