Influence of the electron-phonon iinteraction on phonon heat conduction in a molecular nanowire

Abstract

A model for phonon heat conduction in a molecular nanowire is developed. The calculation takes into account modification of the acoustic phonon dispersion relation due to the electron-phonon interaction. The results obtained are compared with models based upon a simpler, Callaway formula.

Keywords

• molecular nanowire
• phonon heat conduction
• modeling