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In equilibrium molecular dynamics, Einstein relation can be used to calculate the thermal conductivity. This method is equivalent to Green-Kubo relation and it does not require a derivation of an analytical form for the heat current.…
The calculation of thermal conductivity in insulating solids at temperatures below the Debye temperature is problematic, due to the breakdown of classical and semi-classical approaches. In this work, we present a fully quantum methodology…
The Green-Kubo lattice thermal conductivity computed using the full classical heat current of a crystalline solid is compared with results obtained from the quadratic component of the heat current and from the commonly used Peierls heat…
Equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, in combination with the Green-Kubo (GK) method, have been extensively used to compute the thermal conductivity of liquids. However, the GK method relies on an ambiguous definition of the…
Recent progress in understanding thermal transport in complex crystals has highlighted the prominent role of heat conduction mediated by interband tunneling processes, which emerge between overlapping phonon bands (i.e. with energy…
By combining ab initio quantum mechanics calculation and Drude model, electron temperature and lattice temperature dependent electron thermal conductivity is calculated and implemented into a multiscale model of laser material interaction,…
Solid-state batteries require electrolytes that sustain high ionic conductivity under the mechanical environment of a functioning cell. Lattice strain, arising from stack pressure, thermal cycling, or lattice mismatch at interfaces, can…
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The lattice thermal conductivity ($\kappa_{\rm L}$) of PbTiO$_3$ (PTO) is estimated using a combination of {\em ab initio} calculations and semiclassical Boltzmann transport equation. The computed $\kappa_{\rm L}$ is remarkably low, nearly…
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Lithium superionic conductors (LSCs) are of major importance as solid electrolytes for next-generation all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries. While $ab$ $initio$ molecular dynamics have been extensively applied to study these materials,…
The lattice thermal conductivity ($\kappa_{\rm L} $) is a critical property of thermoelectrics, thermal barrier coating materials and semiconductors. While accurate empirical measurements of $\kappa_{\rm L} $ are extremely challenging, it…
An analysis of thermal transients from non-equilibrium ab initio molecular-dynamics simulations can be used to calculate the thermal conductivity of materials with a short phonon mean-free path. We adapt the approach-to-equilibrium…
The use of solid-state electrolytes to provide safer, next-generation rechargeable batteries is becoming more feasible as new materials with greater stability and higher ionic diffusion coefficients are designed. However, accurate…
Two-dimensional materials and their heterostructures have enormous applications in Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems (EESS) such as batteries. A comprehensive and solid understanding of these materials' thermal transport and mechanism…
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