A review of simulation methods in micro/nanoscale heat conduction
Significant progress has been made in the past two decades about the micro/nanoscale
heat conduction. Many computational methods have been developed to accommodate the …
heat conduction. Many computational methods have been developed to accommodate the …
Anharmoncity and low thermal conductivity in thermoelectrics
The thermoelectric (TE) efficiency is evaluated by the material thermoelectric figure of merit
(ZT), which can be usually improved by enhancing the electrical transport properties and/or …
(ZT), which can be usually improved by enhancing the electrical transport properties and/or …
Colloquium: Phononic thermal properties of two-dimensional materials
Following the emergence of many novel two-dimensional (2D) materials beyond graphene,
interest has grown in exploring implications for fundamental physics and practical …
interest has grown in exploring implications for fundamental physics and practical …
Metavalent Bonding-Mediated Dual 6s2 Lone Pair Expression Leads to Intrinsic Lattice Shearing in n-Type TlBiSe2
Metavalent bonding has attracted immense interest owing to its capacity to impart a distinct
property portfolio to materials for advanced functionality. Coupling metavalent bonding to …
property portfolio to materials for advanced functionality. Coupling metavalent bonding to …
Achieving zT > 2 in p‐Type AgSbTe2−xSex Alloys via Exploring the Extra Light Valence Band and Introducing Dense Stacking Faults
Through simultaneously enhancing the power factor by engineering the extra light band and
enhancing phonon scatterings by introducing a high density of stacking faults, a record …
enhancing phonon scatterings by introducing a high density of stacking faults, a record …
Orbitally driven low thermal conductivity of monolayer gallium nitride (GaN) with planar honeycomb structure: a comparative study
Two-dimensional (2D) materials with graphene as a representative have been intensively
studied for a long time. Recently, monolayer gallium nitride (ML GaN) with honeycomb …
studied for a long time. Recently, monolayer gallium nitride (ML GaN) with honeycomb …
Unusually low thermal conductivity of atomically thin 2D tellurium
Tellurium is a high-performance thermoelectric material due to its superior electronic
transport and low lattice thermal conductivity (κL). Here, we report the ultralow κL in the …
transport and low lattice thermal conductivity (κL). Here, we report the ultralow κL in the …
Thermal transport in 2D semiconductors—considerations for device applications
The discovery of graphene has stimulated the search for and investigations into other 2D
materials because of the rich physics and unusual properties exhibited by many of these …
materials because of the rich physics and unusual properties exhibited by many of these …
Softening of the optical phonon by reduced interatomic bonding strength without depolarization
Softening of the transverse optical (TO) phonon, which could trigger ferroelectric phase
transition, can usually be achieved by enhancing the long-range Coulomb interaction over …
transition, can usually be achieved by enhancing the long-range Coulomb interaction over …
Near-field radiative heat transfer between black phosphorus sheets via anisotropic surface plasmon polaritons
Black phosphorus (BP), a novel natural two-dimensional layered material with intrinsic in-
plane anisotropy, has been attracting significant research attention due to its outstanding …
plane anisotropy, has been attracting significant research attention due to its outstanding …