Optimized Tersoff and Brenner empirical potential parameters for lattice dynamics and phonon thermal transport in carbon nanotubes and graphene

We have examined the commonly used Tersoff and Brenner empirical interatomic potentials in the context of the phonon dispersions in graphene. We have found a parameter set for each empirical potential that provides improved fits to some structural data and to the in-plane phonon dispersion data for...

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Published inarXiv.org
Main Authors Lindsay, L, Broido, D A
Format Paper Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 11.03.2010
Subjects
Graphene
Nanotubes
Parameters
Phonons
Physics - Materials Science
Physics - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Single wall carbon nanotubes
Thermal conductivity
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Summary:We have examined the commonly used Tersoff and Brenner empirical interatomic potentials in the context of the phonon dispersions in graphene. We have found a parameter set for each empirical potential that provides improved fits to some structural data and to the in-plane phonon dispersion data for graphite. These optimized parameter sets yield values of the acoustic phonon velocities that are in better agreement with measured data. They also provide lattice thermal conductivity values in single-walled carbon nanotubes that are considerably improved compared to those obtained from the original parameter sets.
ISSN:2331-8422
DOI:10.48550/arxiv.1003.2236