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The recently invented cylindrical geometric space defect is applied to the electron behaviour in the system which can be regarded as a simplified model of a double-wall nanotube. By solving the Schrodinger equation in the region of space…
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Although near-field radiative heat transfer was introduced in the 1950's, interest in the field has recently revived, as the effect promises improved performance in various applications where contactless temperature regulation in the…
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We present a theoretical analysis of the proximity effect at a graphene-superconductor interface. We use a tight-binding model for the electronic states in this system which allows to describe the interface at the microscopic level. Two…
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Graphene's near-field radiative heat transfer is determined from its electrical conductivity, commonly modeled using the local Kubo and Drude formulas. In this letter, we analyze the non-locality of graphene's electrical conductivity using…
The convective heat transfer and flow behavior of graphene-water nanofluids are studied experimentally by focusing on transitional flow. Graphene-water nanofluids with different particle mass fractions (0.025, 0.1 and 0.2%) are produced…
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Attracted by the importance of new materials in nanotechnology area, this thesis develops this research field while deepening results. We started by introducing the more sophisticated simulation and calculation methods, such as the Monte…
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