Ab initio phonon thermal transport in monolayer InSe, GaSe, GaS, and alloys

We compare vibrational properties and phonon thermal conductivities (κ) of monolayer InSe, GaSe, and GaS systems using density functional theory and Peierls-Boltzmann transport methods. In going from InSe to GaSe to GaS, system mass decreases giving both increasing acoustic phonon velocities and decreasing scattering of these heat-carrying modes with optic phonons, ultimately giving [Formula: see text]. This behavior is demonstrated by correlating the scattering phase space limited by fundamental conservation conditions with mode scattering rates and phonon dispersions for each material. We also show that, unlike flat monolayer systems such as graphene, in InSe, GaSe and GaS thermal transport is governed by in-plane vibrations. Alloying of InSe, GaSe, and GaS systems provides an effective method for modulating their κ through intrinsic vibrational modifications and phonon scattering from mass disorder giving reductions ∼2-3.5 times. This disorder also suppresses phonon mean free paths in the alloy systems compared to those in their crystalline counterparts. This work provides fundamental insights of lattice thermal transport from basic vibrational properties for an interesting set of two-dimensional materials.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

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2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:28

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Nanotechnology - 28(2017), 45 vom: 10. Nov., Seite 455706

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Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pandey, Tribhuwan [VerfasserIn]
Parker, David S [VerfasserIn]
Lindsay, Lucas [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 19.03.2019

Date Revised 06.03.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

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10.1088/1361-6528/aa8b39

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NLM277080606