Physics – Condensed Matter – Statistical Mechanics
Scientific paper
2010-01-21
Phys. Rev. B 80, 104302 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Statistical Mechanics
6 pages, 8 figues
Scientific paper
10.1103/PhysRevB.80.104302
Negative differential resistance in electronic conduction has been extensively studied, but it is not the case for its thermal counterpart, namely, negative differential thermal resistance (NDTR). We present a classical Landauer formula in which the nonlinearity is incorporated by the self-consistent phonon theory in order to study the heat flux across a chain consisting of two weakly coupled lattices. Two typical nonlinear models of hard and soft on-site potentials are discussed, respectively. It is shown that the nonlinearity has strong impacts on the occurring of NDTR. As a result, a transition from the absence to the presence of NDTR is observed. The origin of NDTR consists in the competition between the temperature difference, which acts as an external field, and the temperature-dependent thermal boundary conductance. Finally, the onset of the transition is clearly illustrated for this model. Our analytical calculation agrees reasonably well with numerical simulations.
Buyukdagli Sahin
He Dahai
Hu Beilai
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