1st Edition
Nanoscale Energy Transport and Harvesting A Computational Study
Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Computing Thermal Conductivity of Nano Materials
Nonequilibrium Phonon Green’s Function Simulation and Its Application to Carbon Nanotubes
Thermal Conduction of Graphene
Ballistic Thermal Transport by Phonons at Low Temperatures in Low-Dimensional Quantum Structures
Surface functionalization induced thermal conductivity attenuation in silicon nanowires: A molecular dynamics study
Biography
Prof. Gang Zhang is senior scientist and group manager in the Institute of High Performance Computing, A*STAR, Singapore. Before joining the IHPC, he was a full professor at Peking University, China. He received his BS and PhD in physics from Tsinghua University in 1998 and 2002, respectively. He is a world-recognized expert in the electrical and thermal property simulation of nanomaterials. He developed several novel approaches for molecular dynamic and quantum chemistry simulations. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences and more than 10 invited reviews and book chapters. His research has gained him international recognition and media highlight. He is the recipient of the Outstanding Ph.D. Thesis Award in Tsinghua University (2002), Singapore Millennium Foundation Fellowship (2002–2004), IME Excellence Award (2008), and Excellence Award in Computational Physics, Chinese Physical Society (2012 Autumn Meeting).
"This book provides a timely and extensive introduction on the current status of energy transport and harvesting using nanomaterials and various computational technologies to study such materials. Current advancement in computational sciences has made it a vital tool in the development of nanosciences and nanotechnologies. This book should be a very useful reference for scientists who are working in this field and an excellent textbook for advanced-level students who would like to learn these techniques and applications."
—Prof. Su-Huai Wei, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, USA
