Using the Landauer-Buttiker theory we calculate the thermal conductance associated to plasmons modes in one dimensional arrays of nanoparticles closely spaced in a host fluid. Our numerical simulations show that the near-field interactions between particles have a negligible effect on the thermal conductivity of nanoparticles colloidal solutions (nanofluids).
@article{arxiv.0801.3728,
title = {Heat Transfer Through Near-Field Interactions in Nanofluids},
author = {Philippe Ben-Abdallah},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0801.3728},
year = {2008}
}