Phonon transport across GaAs/Ge heterojunctions by nonequilibrium molecular dynamics

Interfaces are ubiquitous in modern electronics and assessing their properties is crucial when it comes to device reliability. Here, we present nonequilibrium molecular dynamics calculations of heat transport across GaAs/Ge heterojunctions. We compute the thermal boundary resistance, considering dif...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Albrigi, Tommaso, Rurali, Riccardo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/361133
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/361133
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/85186755834
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Molecular dynamics
Thermal conductivity
Phonons
Heterostructures
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Sumario:Interfaces are ubiquitous in modern electronics and assessing their properties is crucial when it comes to device reliability. Here, we present nonequilibrium molecular dynamics calculations of heat transport across GaAs/Ge heterojunctions. We compute the thermal boundary resistance, considering different interface morphologies, ranging from atomically flat to gradual or rough interfaces. We also discuss the implications for thermal rectification and predict a rectification coefficient as large as 30%.