Lepri S. (Ed.) Thermal Transport in Low Dimensions: From Statistical Physics to Nanoscale Heat Transfer

Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, 2016. – 418 p. – ISBN10: 3319292595An authoritative reference book for reaserchers active in the field of thermal transport
Approaching the topic from both the statistical-mechanics and condensed-matter sides
Written by leading experts in the field
Understanding non-equilibrium properties of classical and quantum many-particle systems is one of the goals of contemporary statistical mechanics. Besides its own interest for the theoretical foundations of irreversible thermodynamics(e.g. of the Fourier's law of heat conduction), this topic is also relevant to develop innovative ideas for nanoscale thermal management with possible future applications to nanotechnologies and effective energetic resources.
The first part of the volume (Chapters 1-6) describes the basic models, the phenomenology and the various theoretical approaches to understand heat transport in low-dimensional lattices (1D e 2D). The methods described will include equilibrium and nonequilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, hydrodynamic and kinetic approaches and the solution of stochastic models. The second part (Chapters 7-10) deals with applications to nano and microscale heat transfer, as for instance phononic transport in carbon-based nanomaterials, including the prominent case of nanotubes and graphene. Possible future developments on heat flow control and thermoelectric energy conversion will be outlined.
This volume aims at being the first step for graduate students and researchers entering the field as well as a reference for the community of scientists that, from different backgrounds (theoretical physics, mathematics, material sciences and engineering), has grown in the recent years around those themes.
Topics
Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity
Nanotechnology
Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
Nanoscale Science and Technology
Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
From the Contents
Heat Transport in Low Dimensions: Introduction and Phenomenology
Heat Transport in Harmonic Systems
Fluctuating Hydrodynamics Approach to Equilibrium Time Correlations for Anharmonic Chains
Kinetic Theory of Phonons in Weakly Anharmonic Particle Chains
Thermal Conductivity in Harmonic Lattices with Random Collisions
Simulation of Heat Transport in Low-Dimensional Oscillator Lattices
Simulation of Dimensionality Effects in Thermal Transport
Experimental Probing of Non-Fourier Thermal Conductors
Thermal Transport in Graphene, Few-Layer Graphene and Graphene Nanoribbons
From Thermal Rectifiers to Thermoelectric Devices