Abstract
Heat conduction in nanostructures differs significantly from that in macrostructures because the characteristic length scales associated with heat carriers, i.e., the mean free path and the wavelength, are comparable to the characteristic length of nanostructures. In this communication, particularities associated with phonon heat conduction in nanostructures, the applicability of the Fourier law, and the implications of nanoscale heat transfer effects on nanotechnology are discussed.
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Chen, G. Particularities of Heat Conduction in Nanostructures. Journal of Nanoparticle Research 2, 199–204 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010003718481
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