Molecular dynamics calculation of the thermal conductivity of vitreous silica

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2 March 1999

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Published by arXiv in arXiv

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.cond-mat/9903033

Abstract

We use extensive classical molecular dynamics simulations to calculate the thermal conductivity of a model silica glass. Apart from the potential parameters, this is done with no other adjustable quantity and the standard equations of heat transport are used directly in the simulation box. The calculations have been done between 10 and 1000 Kelvin and the results are in good agreement with the experimental data at temperatures above 20K. The plateau observed around 10K can be accounted for by correcting our results taking into account finite size effects in a phenomenological way.

Keywords

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS
THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY
EXTENSIVE CLASSICAL
EQUATIONS OF HEAT
VITREOUS SILICA
HEAT TRANSPORT

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Version 1, 1999-03-02, ArXiv
Published version: Physical Review B, 59 (21), 13707.

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