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硅纳米材料中声子输运的蒙特卡罗模拟

Monte Carlo simulations for phonon transport in silicon nanomaterials

Dhritiman Chakraborty, Samuel Foster, Neophytos Neophytou

摘要:

在纳米结构中,声子输运行为明显不同于体材料中的输运,使得可以实现具有超低热导率和增强的热电性能的材料。在包括分级尺寸的夹杂物和孔的纳米晶体材料中已经实现了低热导率。纳米多孔结构提供了一组有前途的材料性质和结构,其允许超低热导率,甚至低于非晶极限。在本文中,我们概述了一个半经典的蒙特卡罗程序的声子输运的研究,并提出了在纳米多孔和纳米晶硅的热导率的调查。采用不同的无序几何构型,研究孔隙和晶界对声子通量和热导率的影响,包括边界粗糙度,孔隙位置和孔径的影响。在恒定孔隙率下,通过与少量较大直径孔相比具有大量较小直径孔来最大化热导率降低。此外,我们表明,孔隙率有更大的影响比边界粗糙度的热导率。我们的模拟器验证了多个模拟和实验工作的原始硅通道和纳米多孔结构。

英文摘要:

In nanostructures phonon transport behaviour is distinctly different to transport in bulk materials such that materials with ultra low thermal conductivities and enhanced thermoelectric performance can be realized. Low thermal conductivities have been achieved in nanocrystalline materials that include hierarchical sizes of inclusions and pores. Nanoporous structures present a promising set of material properties and structures which allow for ultra-low thermal conductivity, even below the amorphous limit. In this paper we outline a semiclassical Monte Carlo code for the study of phonon transport and present an investigation of the thermal conductivity in nanoporous and nanocrystalline silicon. Different disordered geometry configurations are incorporated to investigate the effects of pores and grain boundaries on the phonon flux and the thermal conductivity, including the effects of boundary roughness, pore position and pore diameter. At constant porosity, thermal conductivity reduction is maximized by having a large number of smaller diameter pores as compared to a small number of larger diameter pores. Furthermore, we show that porosity has a greater impact on thermal conductivity than the degree of boundary roughness. Our simulator is validated across multiple simulation and experimental works for both pristine silicon channels and nanoporous structures.

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