Thermal conduction phenomena in carbon nanotubes and related nanostructured materials

AM Marconnet, MA Panzer, KE Goodson - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
The extremely high thermal conductivities of carbon nanotubes have motivated a wealth of
research. Progress includes innovative conduction metrology based on microfabricated …

A theoretical evaluation of the effects of carbon nanotube entanglement and bundling on the structural and mechanical properties of buckypaper

Y Li, M Kröger - Carbon, 2012 - Elsevier
Structural formation mechanisms of carbon nanotube (CNT) buckypaper and their effects on
its mechanical properties are studied with numerical simulations. A bond swap algorithm …

Universal strength scaling in carbon nanotube bundles with frictional load transfer

N Gupta, JM Alred, ES Penev, BI Yakobson - ACS nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) individually display exceptional mechanical properties, but the
strength of their mesoscale assemblies such as bundles has a fundamental disconnect, with …

Scaling laws and mesoscopic modeling of thermal conductivity in carbon nanotube materials

AN Volkov, LV Zhigilei - Physical review letters, 2010 - APS
The scaling laws describing the thermal conductivity in random networks of straight
conducting nanofibers are derived analytically and verified in numerical simulations. The …

Thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes and assemblies

P Wang, R Xiang, S Maruyama - Advances in Heat Transfer, 2018 - Elsevier
In this review, we will discuss basic methods toward the thermal property of carbon
nanotube (CNT) and recent progress together with CNT composite. This review paper will …

Modeling of thermal conductance at transverse CNT− CNT interfaces

V Varshney, SS Patnaik, AK Roy… - The Journal of Physical …, 2010 - ACS Publications
This article explores the transverse thermal conductance between two parallel bonded as
well as nonbonded carbon nanotubes, embedded in an epoxy matrix using nonequilibrium …

Heat conduction in carbon nanotube materials: Strong effect of intrinsic thermal conductivity of carbon nanotubes

AN Volkov, LV Zhigilei - Applied Physics Letters, 2012 - pubs.aip.org
Computational study of thermal conductivity of interconnected networks of bundles in carbon
nanotube (CNT) films reveals a strong effect of the finite thermal conductivity k T of individual …

Structural stability of carbon nanotube films: The role of bending buckling

AN Volkov, LV Zhigilei - ACS nano, 2010 - ACS Publications
In films, mats, buckypaper, and other materials composed of carbon nanotubes (CNTs),
individual CNTs are bound together by van der Waals forces and form entangled networks …

A distinct element method for large scale simulations of carbon nanotube assemblies

I Ostanin, R Ballarini, D Potyondy… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2013 - Elsevier
Mesoscale simulation techniques are becoming increasingly important due to the interest in
complex mechanical problems involving nanomaterials. We propose applying the …

Optimization of thermoelectric properties of carbon nanotube veils by defect engineering

C Zeng, P Stenier, K Chen, K Wan, M Dong, S Li… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with their combination of excellent electrical conductivity,
Seebeck coefficient, mechanical robustness and environmental stability are highly desired …