Thermal conductivity of anharmonic lattices: Effective phonons and quantum corrections

Dahai He*, Sahin Buyukdagli, Bambi Hu

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Abstract

We compare two effective phonon theories, which have both been applied recently to study heat conduction in anharmonic lattices. In particular, we study the temperature dependence of the thermal conductivity of the Fermi-Pasta-Ulam β model via the Debye formula, showing the equivalence of both approaches. The temperature for the minimum of the thermal conductivity and the corresponding scaling behavior are analytically calculated, which agree well with the result obtained from nonequilibrium simulations. We also give quantum corrections for the thermal conductivity from quantum self-consistent phonon theory. The vanishing behavior at the low temperature regime and the existence of an umklapp peak are qualitatively consistent with experimental studies.

Original languageEnglish
Article number061103
Number of pages8
JournalPhysical Review E
Volume78
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Dec 2008

Scopus Subject Areas

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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