Phonon localization in heat conduction

Luckyanova, M. N.; Mendoza, J.; Lu, H.; Song, B.; Huang, S.; Zhou, J.; Li, M.; Dong, Y.; Zhou, H.; Garlow, J.; Wu, L.; Kirby, B. J.; Grutter, A. J.; Puretzky, A. A.; Zhu, Y.; Dresselhaus, M. S.; Gossard, A.; Chen, G.

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aat9460

Phonon localization in heat conduction

Journal Article · Thu Dec 20 23:00:00 EST 2018 · Science Advances

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aat9460· OSTI ID:1491683

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Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States). Materials Dept.
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source; Univ. of Science and Technology of China, Hefei (China). National Synchrotron Radiation Lab.
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States). Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Dept.
National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Center for Neutron Research
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). Center for Nanophase Materials Science
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States). Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Dept. of Physics

Nondiffusive phonon thermal transport, extensively observed in nanostructures, has largely been attributed to classical size effects, ignoring the wave nature of phonons. We report localization behavior in phonon heat conduction due to multiple scattering and interference events of broadband phonons, by measuring the thermal conductivities of GaAs/AlAs superlattices with ErAs nanodots randomly distributed at the interfaces. With an increasing number of superlattice periods, the measured thermal conductivities near room temperature increased and eventually saturated, indicating a transition from ballistic to diffusive transport. In contrast, at cryogenic temperatures the thermal conductivities first increased but then decreased, signaling phonon wave localization, as supported by atomistic Green's function simulations. The discovery of phonon localization suggests a new path forward for engineering phonon thermal transport.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Center for Energy Efficient Materials (CEEM). Solid-State Solar-Thermal Energy Conversion Center (S3TEC); Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0012704; SC0001299; SC0001009

OSTI ID:: 1491683

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1504458
OSTI ID: 1511938

Report Number(s):: BNL--210909-2019-JAAM

Journal Information:: Science Advances, Journal Name: Science Advances Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 4; ISSN 2375-2548

Publisher:: AAASCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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