Thermal properties of two-dimensional materials

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/26/3/034401

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) materials, such as graphene, phosphorene, and transition metal dichalcogenides (e.g., MoS₂ and WS₂), have attracted a great deal of attention recently due to their extraordinary structural, mechanical, and physical properties. In particular, 2D materials have shown great potential for thermal management and thermoelectric energy generation. In this article, we review the recent advances in the study of thermal properties of 2D materials. We first review some important aspects in thermal conductivity of graphene and discuss the possibility to enhance the ultra-high thermal conductivity of graphene. Next, we discuss thermal conductivity of MoS₂ and the new strategy for thermal management of MoS₂ device. Subsequently, we discuss the anisotropic thermal properties of phosphorene. Finally, we review the application of 2D materials in thermal devices, including thermal rectifier and thermal modulator.

Keywords: thermal conduction two-dimensional materials

Received: 15 September 2016
Revised: 17 November 2016
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PACS:	44.10.+i	(Heat conduction)
	65.80.-g	(Thermal properties of small particles, nanocrystals, nanotubes, and other related systems)
	63.22.-m	(Phonons or vibrational states in low-dimensional structures and nanoscale materials)
	73.43.-f	(Quantum Hall effects)

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Project supported by the Science and Engineering Research Council, Singapore (Grant No. 152-70-00017) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A^*STAR), Singapore.

Corresponding Authors: Gang Zhang
E-mail: zhangg@ihpc.a-star.edu.sg

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Gang Zhang(张刚), Yong-Wei Zhang(张永伟) Thermal properties of two-dimensional materials 2017 Chin. Phys. B 26 034401

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