A new model for the effective thermal conductivity of polycrystalline solids

We introduce a novel model for the effective thermal conductivity of polycrystalline solids based on the thin-interface description of grain boundaries (GBs). In contrast to existing models, our new model treats a GB as an autonomous “phase” with its own thermal conductivity. The Kapitza resistance/...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fergany Badry, Karim Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2020-10-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0022375