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1. Lecture 5: Thermoelectric Effects - Mathematics

   16 Aug 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

   Beginning with the general model for transport, we mathematically deriveexpressions for the four thermoelectric transport coefficients:(i) Electrical conductivity,(ii) Seebeck coefficient (or "thermopower"),(iii) Peltier coefficient,(iv) Electronic heat conductivity.

2. Lecture 9: Introduction to Phonon Transport

   17 Aug 2011 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Lundstrom

   This lecture is an introduction to phonon transport. Key similarities and differences between electron and phonon transport are discussed.

3. MCW07 Simple Models for Molecular Transport Junctions

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   13 Sep 2007 | | Contributor(s):: Misha Galperin, Abraham Nitzan, Mark Ratner

   We review our recent research on role of interactions in molecular transport junctions. We consider simple models within nonequilibrium Green function approach (NEGF) in steady-state regime.

4. ME 697R Lecture 5.2: First Principles Method - Electronic Structure of Solids

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   29 Oct 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Xiulin Ruan

5. ME 697R Lecture 5.5A: First Principles Method - Development of Empirical Interatomic Potentials using DFT I

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   18 Feb 2020 | | Contributor(s):: Xiulin Ruan

6. ME 697R: Computation Methods for Nanoscale Energy Transport

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   21 Aug 2019 | | Contributor(s):: Xiulin Ruan

   Fall 2019 This Course is in productionThis course provides a detailed presentation of the computational methods used to treat energy transport and conversion in the atomic and nanoscales. The methods include lattice dynamics, molecular dynamics, first principles calculations, Boltzmann transport...

7. Metal Oxide Nanowires as Gas Sensing Elements: from Basic Research to Real World Applications

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   21 Sep 2009 | | Contributor(s):: andrei kolmakov

   Quasi 1-D metal oxide single crystal chemiresistors are close to occupy their specific niche in the real world of solid state sensorics. Potentially, the major advantage of this kind of sensors with respect to available granular thin film sensors will be their size and stable, reproducible and...

8. Microscale Ionic Wind for Local Cooling Enhancement

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   26 Oct 2007 | | Contributor(s):: David B Go

   As the electronics industry continues to develop small, highly functional, mobile devices, new methods of cooling are required to manage the thermal requirements of the not only the chip but the entire system. Comfortable skin temperatures, small form factors, and limited power consumption are...

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   Milad Yarali

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10. MIT Tools for Energy Conversion and Storage

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    13 Sep 2009 | | Contributor(s):: Jeffrey C Grossman, Joo-Hyoung Lee, Varadharajan Srinivasan, Alexander S McLeod, Lucas Wagner

    Atomic-Scale Simulation Tools to Explore Energy Conversion and Storage Materials

11. Modeling and Simulation of Sub-Micron Thermal Transport

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    26 Sep 2005 | | Contributor(s):: Jayathi Murthy

    In recent years, there has been increasing interest in understanding thermal phenomena at the sub-micron scale. Applications include the thermal performance of microelectronic devices, thermo-electric energy conversion, ultra-fast laser machining and many others. It is now accepted that Fourier's...

12. Molecular Sensors for MEMS

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    09 Dec 2009 | | Contributor(s):: John P. Sullivan

    This seminar will cover the issues involved in using molecular sensors in MEMS and their application to microchannels, supersonic micronozzles, microjet impingement, microturbines and unsteady fluidic actuators.

13. Molecular Transport Structures: Elastic Scattering, Vibronic Effects and Beyond

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    13 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Mark Ratner, Abraham Nitzan, Misha Galperin

    Current experimental efforts are clarifying quite beautifully the nature of charge transport in so-called molecular junctions, in which a single molecule provides the channel for current flow between two electrodes. The theoretical modeling of such structures is challenging, because of the...

14. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET

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    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    These two lectures are aimed to give a practical guide to the use of a general device simulator (PROPHET) available on nanoHUB. PROPHET is a partial differential equation (PDE) solver that offers users the flexibility of integrating new models and equations for their nano-device simulations. The...

15. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Lab Exercise 1

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    08 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu

    Companion exercises for "Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET".

16. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Lab Exercise 2

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    08 Feb 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu

    Companion exercises for "Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET".

17. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part I: Basics

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    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    Part I covers the basics of PROPHET,including the set-up of simulation structures and parameters based onpre-defined PDE systems.

18. Nano-Scale Device Simulations Using PROPHET-Part II: PDE Systems

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    20 Jan 2006 | | Contributor(s):: Yang Liu, Robert Dutton

    Part II uses examples toillustrate how to build user-defined PDE systems in PROPHET.

19. nanoHUB-U: Thermal Energy at the Nanoscale

    Courses|' 23 Jul 2013

    A free self-paced course on the essential physics of thermal energy at the nanoscale.

    https://nanohub.org/courses/TE

20. nanoJoule

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    28 May 2008 | | Contributor(s):: Feifei Lian, Feifei Lian, Feifei Lian

    This tool performs a self-consistent simulation of the current-voltage curve of a metallic single-wall carbon nanotube with Joule heating.