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Lattice Thermal Conductivity Of Freestanding Gallium Nitride Nanowires, Jie Zou Jan 2010

Lattice Thermal Conductivity Of Freestanding Gallium Nitride Nanowires, Jie Zou

Jie Zou

aip Publishers Publications Topics | Librarians Authors Your access is provided by: Eastern Illinois University Register to create your user account, or sign in if you have an existing account Additional sign in Sign in via Shibboleth/Athens My cart Export citations Add to my favorites Recommend to library Subscribe to email alerts Submit an article Reprints & Permissions Subscribe to RSS Access Key Free Content Open Access Content Subscribed Content Free Trial Content Home > Publishers > AIP Publishing > Journal of Applied Physics > Volume 108, Issue 3 > Article banner image F Lattice thermal conductivity of freestanding gallium nitride nanowires Download PDF Jie …


Calculation Of Phonon Dispersion In Semiconductor Nanostructures: An Undergraduate Computational Project, Jie Zou Jan 2008

Calculation Of Phonon Dispersion In Semiconductor Nanostructures: An Undergraduate Computational Project, Jie Zou

Jie Zou

This paper discusses an undergraduate research project that involves the numerical calculation of phonon dispersion in semiconductor nanostructures. Phonon dispersion is calculated in the elastic continuum approximation by applying a finite-difference method to solving the elastic wave equation with boundary conditions. Students did simulations for two nanostructures: a free-standing GaN thin film and a free-standing AlN/GaN/AlN heterostructure. A comparison of these two structures helps students understand the effect of boundary conditions on the nature of the phonon dispersion. The project is related to current research in phonon thermal transport in semiconductor nanostructures and nanodevices.