Thermal transport in carbon-based nanomaterials

Thermal Transport in Carbon-Based Nanomaterials describes the thermal properties of various carbon nanomaterials and then examines their applications in thermal management and renewable energy. Carbon nanomaterials include: one-dimensional (1D) structures, like nanotubes; two-dimensional (2D) crysta...

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Other Authors: Zhang, Gang (Nanotechnologist), ScienceDirect (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Amsterdam, Netherlands : Elsevier, [2017]
Physical Description: 1 online resource : color illustrations.
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Thermal Transport in Carbon-Based Nanomaterials; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; About the Editor; Preface; 1 Thermal Transport Theory; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Near-Equilibrium Theory; 1.2.1 Kinetic Theory; 1.2.2 Boltzmann Transport Equation; 1.2.3 Green-Kubo Formalism Approach; 1.2.4 Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics; 1.3 Non-Equilibrium Theory; 1.3.1 Non-Equilibrium Green's Function; The Landauer Equation; NEGF for Ballistic Transport and Caroli Formula; 1.3.2 Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics; References; 2 CVD Synthesis of Graphene; 2.1 Introduction.
  • 2.2 Growth of Graphene on Metal Substrate2.2.1 Layer-Number Control; 2.2.1.1 Monolayer Graphene; 2.2.1.2 Bilayer Graphene; 2.2.1.2.1 AB-Stacked Bilayer Graphene; 2.2.1.2.2 Twisted Bilayer Graphene; 2.2.2 Domain Size Control; 2.2.3 Growth Rate Control; 2.3 Direct Growth of Graphene on Target Substrates; 2.3.1 Annealing and Segregation Growth; 2.3.2 Metal-Assisted Growth; 2.3.3 Metal-Free Growth; 2.3.4 Direct Growth of 3D Graphene on Non-Metal Substrates; 2.4 Mass Production of Graphene; References; 3 Two-Dimensional Thermal Transport in Graphene.
  • 3.1 Thermal Transport in Graphene and Graphene Nanoribbons3.2 Phonon and Thermal Properties of Twisted Bi-Layer Graphene; 3.2.1 Phonon Dispersions; 3.2.2 Thermal Properties; 3.3 Conclusions; References; 4 Synthesis, Thermal Properties and Application of Nanodiamond; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Methods of Synthesis of Nanodiamond and the Types; 4.2.1 Shock Wave Compression; 4.2.2 Detonation of Carbon-Containing Explosives; 4.2.3 Chemical Vapour Deposition; 4.2.4 High-Energy Beam Radiations; 4.2.5 Reduction of Carbides; 4.2.6 High-Energy Ball Milling of Diamond Microcrystals.
  • 4.2.7 High-Temperature and High-Pressure Processing4.3 Thermal Properties; 4.3.1 Thermal Stability; 4.3.2 Thermal Conductivity; 4.3.3 Specific Heat Capacity; 4.4 Application; 4.4.1 Electrochemical Electrode and Medicinal Materials; 4.4.2 Composite Materials; 4.4.3 Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) Devices; 4.4.4 Field Emission Device; 4.4.5 Wear Resistance, Surface Grinding and Cutting Tools; 4.4.6 Diamond Indenter and Diamond Anvil Cell (DAC); 4.5 Summary and Outlook; References; Acknowledgements; 5 Thermal Conduction Behavior of Graphene and Graphene-Polymer Composites; 5.1 Introduction.
  • 5.2 Effect of Extrinsic Parameters on Thermal Conduction Behavior5.2.1 Effect of Sample Fabrication, Processing and Measuring Conditions; 5.2.2 Effect of Graphene Sheet Size; 5.2.3 Effect of Grain Size, Edges, Defects and Wrinkles; 5.2.4 Effect of Graphene Sheet Orientation; 5.2.5 Effect of Surface Functionalization; 5.2.6 Effect of Novel Architectures; 5.3 Conclusion; References; 6 Carbon Fibers and Their Thermal Transporting Properties; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Manufacture of Carbon Fibers; 6.3 PAN-Based Carbon Fibers; 6.3.1 Polymerization; 6.3.2 Spinning of Fibers.