Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry

, Volume 93, Issue 3, pp 983–986 | Cite as

Lattice specific heat of carbon nanotubes

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Abstract

The lattice specific heat in carbon nanotubes is evaluated within the microscopic model proposed by Mahan and Jeon, published in the Physical Review B, in 2004. Phonons are considered for single wall carbon nanotubes in armchair configuration. As expected, low temperature and high temperature regions show different behaviour of specific heat. Carbon nanotubes are also displaying a very interesting lattice transport depending on the tube diameter, with high thermal conductivities for small diameters.

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carbon nanotubes phonons specific heat 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Dipartimento di FisicaPolitecnico di TorinoTorinoItaly

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