Stochastic resonance and thermal reversal phenomenon in the thermal conduction of Frenkel–Kontorova lattices

Abstract

Thermal conduction of Frenkel–Kontorova (FK) lattices with a sustained time periodical force is investigated numerically. The occurrence of stochastic resonance and thermal reversal phenomenon is observed, namely, there exist values of the driving frequency at which the heat flux takes its maximum value and directs a reversal of the heat flux for an average zero-temperature difference between the two contacts in a net. The above phenomena are determined by the dynamical parameters of the model, such as the lattice period, the strength of the on-site potential and so on.