Thermal rectification in asymmetric U-shaped graphene flakes
Materials Science
2015-05-30 v2 Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Abstract
In this paper, we study the thermal rectification in asymmetric U-shaped graphene flakes by using nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations. The graphene flakes are composed by a beam and two arms. It is found that the heat flux runs preferentially from the wide arm to the narrow arm which indicates a strong rectification effect. The dependence of the rectification ratio upon the heat flux, the length and the width of the beam, the length and width of the two arms are studied. The result suggests a possible route to manage heat dissipation in U-shaped graphene based nanoelectronic devices.
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@article{arxiv.1108.5270,
title = {Thermal rectification in asymmetric U-shaped graphene flakes},
author = {Jigger Cheh and Hong Zhao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1108.5270},
year = {2015}
}
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3 pages, 4 figures