Experimental study of the proposed super-thermal-conductor: BAs

Lv, Bing; Lan, Yucheng; Wang, Xiqu; Zhang, Qian; Hu, Yongjie; Jacobson, Allan J.; Broido, David; Chen, Gang; Ren, Zhifeng; Chu, Ching-Wu

doi:10.1063/1.4913441

Experimental study of the proposed super-thermal-conductor: BAs

Journal Article · Thu Feb 19 23:00:00 EST 2015 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4913441· OSTI ID:1387754

Lv, Bing ^[1]; Lan, Yucheng ^[1]; Wang, Xiqu ^[2]; Zhang, Qian ^[1]; Hu, Yongjie ^[3]; Jacobson, Allan J. ^[2]; Broido, David ^[4]; Chen, Gang ^[3]; Ren, Zhifeng ^[1]; Chu, Ching-Wu ^[5]

Univ. of Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics. Texas Center for Superconductivity
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Chemistry. Texas Center for Superconductivity
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
Univ. of Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics. Texas Center for Superconductivity; Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Recent calculations predict a super-thermal-conductivity of ~2000 Wm^-1 K^-1, comparable to that of diamond, in cubic boron arsenide (BAs) crystals, which may offer inexpensive insulators with super-thermal-conductivity for microelectronic device applications. We have synthesized and characterized here single crystals of BAs with a zinc blende cubic structure and lattice parameters of a = 4.7830(7) Å. A relatively high thermal conductivity of ~200 Wm^-1 K^-1 is obtained, close to those of best non-carbon crystal insulators, such as SiC, although still an order of magnitude smaller than the value predicted. Based on our XPS, X-ray single crystal diffraction, and Raman scattering results, steps to achieve the predicted super-thermal conductivity in BAs are proposed.

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Research Organization:: Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001299

OSTI ID:: 1387754

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1210672
OSTI ID: 22412673

Journal Information:: Applied Physics Letters, Journal Name: Applied Physics Letters Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 106; ISSN 0003-6951

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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