2002/11/06 by V. W. Scarola, G. D. Mahan
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · #Carbon Nanotubes in Composites #Graphene research and applications #Thermal properties of materials #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.66.205405
published as Phys. Rev. B 66, 205405 (2002) · 8 pages, 4 figures
arxiv created 2002/11/06 · openalex publication_date 2002/11/13 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A variational solution of the coupled electron-phonon Boltzmann equations is used to calculate the phonon drag contribution to the thermopower in a one-dimensional system. A simple formula is derived for the temperature dependence of the phonon drag in metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes. Scattering between different electronic bands yields nonzero values for the phonon drag as the Fermi level varies.