Extraordinary thermal conductivity for carbon nanotube encapsulated linear carbon chain

Abstract

Carbyne is a sp1 linear carbon chain (LCC) with characteristics of strong chemical reactivity and extreme instability under environmental conditions, which has become an obstacle to the application of LCC with high thermal and electrical conductivity. Utilizing CNT as a container to store LCC is one of the most feasible ways to realize LCC applications. However, current research of LCC encapsulated in CNT (LCC@CNT) focuses on its preparation and lacks of in-depth exploration of the intrinsic heat transfer mechanism. This paper reports the high axis thermal conductivity of LCC@CNT, explore the thermal transport enhancement degree of LCC@CNT under a wide temperature range and multiple diameters, and analyzed the underling mechanism through crucial thermal parameters and phonon theory. When LCC is loaded in CNT, the axial thermal conductivity of CNT is further increased by 15 %. Moreover, LCC@CNT shows the lower sensitivity diameter than pristine CNT. This work is expected to provide data support for the application of LCC, the lower production standard of CNT, and also attempt the higher efficient one-dimensional thermal energy transfer micro devices.