Phononic properties of a periodic nanostructure including vacuum gap in the presence of effective interatomic interactions
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Fabrication of 1-D Photonic Crystal Cavity on a Nanofiber Using Femtosecond Laser-induced Ablation
Published on: February 25, 2017
Leila Ghaderipoor1, Mohammad Mardaani1,2, Ehsan Amooghorban1,2
1Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, P. O. Box 115, Shahrekord, Iran.
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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