Open AccessInfluence of the electron-phonon iinteraction on phonon heat conduction in a molecular nanowire
Author(s) -
S. Galović,
Dalibor Čevizović,
Slobodan Zeković,
Zoran Ivič
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
science of sintering/science of sintering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.309
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1820-7413
pISSN - 0350-820X
DOI - 10.2298/sos0602125g
Subject(s) - phonon , thermal conduction , nanowire , condensed matter physics , dispersion relation , dispersion (optics) , electron , materials science , surface phonon , physics , quantum mechanics , nanotechnology , composite material
A model for phonon heat conduction in a molecular nanowire is developed. The calculation takes into account modification of the acoustic phonon dispersion relation due to the electron-phonon interaction. The results obtained are compared with models based upon a simpler, Callaway formula