Phononic properties of a periodic nanostructure including vacuum gap in the presence of effective interatomic interactions

Leila Ghaderipoor, Mohammad Mardaani, Ehsan Amooghorban, and Hassan Rabani
Phys. Rev. E 104, 034121 – Published 16 September 2021

Abstract

Using the harmonic approximation and Green's function technique, we investigate the contribution of phonons to heat transport across a narrow vacuum gap by an extended mass-spring chain model. We base the investigation on the van Beest–Kramer–van Santen potential that applies to two cases of simple and alternating mass systems at a finite temperature. Employing this model, we show that in specific values of interaction strengths, incoming phonon frequency, and gap distance, the phonon transmission across the vacuum gap can be improved. Finally, the thermal conductance of the system is computed as a function of interaction strength, gap distance, and temperature. These calculations reveal a suitable fitting function that can provide valuable insight into determining the internal interaction strengths from this quantity or controlling it by variation of the gap distance.

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  • Received 3 May 2021
  • Accepted 2 September 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.104.034121

©2021 American Physical Society

Physics Subject Headings (PhySH)

Condensed Matter, Materials & Applied Physics

Authors & Affiliations

Leila Ghaderipoor1,*, Mohammad Mardaani1,2,†, Ehsan Amooghorban1,2,‡, and Hassan Rabani1,2,§

  • 1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, P. O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran
  • 2Nanotechnology Research Center, Shahrekord University, P.O. Box 8818634141, Shahrekord, Iran

  • *ghaderipoor.l@stu.sku.ac.ir
  • mohammad-m@sku.ac.ir
  • ehsan.amooghorban@sku.ac.ir
  • §rabani-h@sku.ac.ir

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Vol. 104, Iss. 3 — September 2021

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