How Does van der Waals Confinement Enhance Phonon Transport?

We study the mechanism of van der Waals(vdW)interactions on phonon transport in atomic scale,which would boost developments in heat management and energy conversion.Commonly,the vdW interactions are regarded as a hindrance in phonon transport.Here we propose that the vdW confinement can enhance phonon transport.Through molecular dynamics simulations,it is realized that the vdW confinement is able to make more than two-fold enhancement on thermal conductivity of both polyethylene single chain and graphene nanoribbon.The quantitative analyses of morphology,local vdW potential energy and dynamical properties are carried out to reveal the underlying physical mechanism.It is found that the confined vdW potential barriers reduce the atomic thermal displacement magnitudes,leading to less phonon scattering and facilitating thermal transport.Our study offers a new strategy to modulate the phonon transport.     

基于视频分析软件Tracker测量刚体转动惯量

在传统刚体转动惯量实验仪器的基础上,用弹簧代替砝码,用手机拍摄实验过程,用Tracker和Origin软件处理实验数据,来研究刚体转动惯量.考虑加速度、摩擦力矩等因素的影响后,系统误差减少,并实验测量了摩擦力矩.