Thermical conductivity and thermal rectification in carbon nanotubes [Elektronische Ressource] : reverse non-equlibrium molecular dynamics simulations / eingereicht von Mohammad Alaghemandi

Thermal Conductivity and Thermal Rectification in Carbon Nanotubes Reverse Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics Simulations Vom Fachbereich Chemie der Technischen Universität Darmstadt zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades eines Doktor rerum naturalium (Dr. rer. nat) genehmigte Dissertation eingereicht von M.Sc. Chem. Mohammad Alaghemandi aus Golpayegan, Iran Berichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe Mitberichterstatter: Prof. Dr. Nico Van der Vegt Eingereicht am: 1 Februar 2010 Mündliche Prüfung am: 22 März 2010 Darmstadt 2010 D17 Acknowledgements I am heartily thankful to my supervisor, Prof. Dr. Florian Müller-Plathe, whose guidance, encouragement, supervision and support from the preliminary to the concluding level enabled me to develop an understanding of the subject. His mentorship was paramount in providing a well rounded experience consistent my long-term career goals. For everything you’ve done for me, Prof. Müller-Plathe, I thank you. Special thanks go to my co-advisor, Prof. Dr. Michael C. Böhm, who is most responsible for helping me complete the writing of the papers as well as the challenging research that lies behind them. Michael has been a friend and mentor. He was always there to meet and talk about my ideas, to proofread and mark up my papers, and to ask me good questions to help me think through my problems (whether philosophical, analytical or computational).