title: Negative differential thermal resistance induced by ballistic transport.
abstract: Using nonequilibrium molecular-dynamics simulations, we study the temperature dependence of the negative differential thermal resistance that appears in two-segment Frenkel-Kontorova lattices. We apply the theoretical method based on Landauer equation to obtain the relationship between the heat current and the temperature, which states a fundamental interpretation about the underlying physical mechanism of the negative differential thermal resistance. The temperature profiles and transport coefficients are demonstrated to explain the crossover from diffusive to ballistic transport. The finite-size effect is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, Centre for Nonlinear Studies, and The Beijing-Hong Kong-Singapore Joint Centre for Nonlinear and Complex Systems (Hong Kong), Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong. wrzhong@hkbu.edu.hk
authors.forename: Wei-Rong
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Zhong
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Bao-Quan
authors.initials: BQ
authors.lastname: Ai
authors.forename: Zhi-Gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Shao
authors.forename: Bambi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hu