Author： Li H. P. De Sarkar Abir Zhang R. Q.
Publisher： Edp Sciences
E-ISSN： 1286-4854|96|5|56007-56007
ISSN： 0295-5075
Source： EPL (EUROPHYSICS LETTERS), Vol.96, Iss.5, 2011-11, pp. : 56007-56007
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Abstract
Using molecular dynamics simulations, we have calculated the thermal conductivity of nitrogen-terminated silicon nanowires (SiNWs). We found that nitrogen adsorption can remarkably bring down the thermal conductivity of SiNWs. This nitrogenation-induced drop in thermal conductivity arises mainly from the phonon scattering by defects near the surface and the suppression of some vibrational modes. Our simulation results clearly demonstrate the importance of surface chemistry or functionalization in tuning the thermal conductivity, which has profound implications for thermoelectric applications of SiNWs.
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