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The thermal properties of carbon nanotubes display a wide range of behaviors which are related both to their graphitic nature and their unique structure and size. The specific heat of individual nanotubes should be similar to that of two-dimensional graphene at high temperatures, with the effects of phonon quantization becoming apparent at lower temperatures. Inter-tube coupling in SWNT ropes, and interlayer coupling in MWNTs, should cause their low-temperature specific heat to resemble that of three-dimensional graphite. Experimental data on SWNTs show relatively weak inter-tube coupling, and are in good agreement with theoretical models. The specific heat of MWNTs has not been examined theoretically in detail. Experimental results on MWNTs show a temperature dependent specific heat which is consistent with weak inter-layer coupling, although different measurements show slightly different temperature dependences. The thermal conductivity of both SWNTs and MWNTs should reflect the on-tube phonon structure, regardless of tube-tube coupling. Measurements of the thermal conductivity of bulk samples show graphite-like behavior for MWNTs but quite different behavior for SWNTs, specifically a linear temperature dependence at low T which is consistent with one-dimensional phonons. The room-temperature thermal conductivity of highly aligned SWNT samples is over 200 W/mK, and the thermal conductivity of individual nanotubes is likely to be higher still.
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Hone, J. (2001). Phonons and Thermal Properties of Carbon Nanotubes. In: Dresselhaus, M.S., Dresselhaus, G., Avouris, P. (eds) Carbon Nanotubes. Topics in Applied Physics, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-39947-X_11
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