Diameter dependence of SiGe nanowire thermal conductivity

Abstract

We theoretically compute the thermal conductivity of SiGe alloy nanowires as a function of nanowire diameter, alloy concentration, and temperature, obtaining a satisfactory quantitative agreement with experimental results. Our results account for the weaker diameter dependence of the thermal conductivity recently observed in Si${}_{1-x}$Ge${}_x$ nanowires ($x<0.1$), as compared to pure Si nanowires. We also present calculations in the full range of alloy concentrations, $0\le x\le 1$, which may serve as a basis for comparison with future experiments on high alloy concentration nanowires.

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