Fullerene rotational dynamics generate disordered configurations that suppress thermal conductivity in superatomic crystals

Abstract

We perform the first-ever molecular dynamics simulations of superatomic crystals (SACs), from which we precisely link orientational order and thermal conductivity by directly observing the rotational dynamics.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2020
Source ID
10.1039/d0nh00358a

Entities

People

  • Alan J H McGaughey
  • Jonathan A Malen
  • Matthew Bartnof
  • Qi Liang
  • Ya-ling He

Organizations

  • Army Research Office
  • Carnegie Mellon University
  • China Scholarship Council
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China
  • United States Army
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.