Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity in 1D nonlinear lattices

Nianbei Li; Baowen Li

Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity in 1D nonlinear lattices

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks 2007-05-23 v1

Authors: Nianbei Li , Baowen Li

Abstract

We examine the temperature dependence of thermal conductivity of one dimensional nonlinear (anharmonic) lattices with and without on-site potential. It is found from computer simulation that the heat conductivity depends on temperature via the strength of nonlinearity. Based on this correlation, we make a conjecture in the effective phonon theory that the mean-free-path of the effective phonon is inversely proportional to the strength of nonlinearity. We demonstrate analytically and numerically that the temperature behavior of the heat conductivity $\kappa\propto1/T$ is not universal for 1D harmonic lattices with a small nonlinear perturbation. The computer simulations of temperature dependence of heat conductivity in general 1D nonlinear lattices are in good agreements with our theoretic predictions. Possible experimental test is discussed.

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thermal conductivity 1D nonlinear lattices anharmonic mean free path phonon theory

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0703567,
  title  = {Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity in 1D nonlinear lattices},
  author = {Nianbei Li and Baowen Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0703567},
  year   = {2007}
}

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6 pages and 2 figures. Accepted for publication in Europhys. Lett

Temperature dependence of thermal conductivity in 1D nonlinear lattices

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