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Thermal Conductivity Reduction in a Nanophononic Metamaterial versus a Nanophononic Crystal: A Review and Comparative Analysis

Journal Article · · Advanced Functional Materials
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  1. Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80303 USA, Department of Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80309 USA
  2. Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80303 USA
  3. Ann and H.J. Smead Department of Aerospace Engineering Sciences University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80303 USA, Department of Physics University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80309 USA, JILA University of Colorado Boulder Boulder CO 80309 USA

Abstract

The notion of a locally resonant metamaterial—widely applied to light and sound—has recently been introduced to heat, whereby the thermal conductivity is reduced primarily by intrinsic localized atomic vibrations rather than scattering mechanisms. This article reviews and analyzes this new emerging concept, termed nanophononic metamaterial (NPM), and contrasts it with the competing concept of a nanophononic crystal (NPC) in which thermal conductivity reduction is realized primarily via nanoscale Bragg scattering. Both the NPM and NPC core mechanisms require the presence of a sufficient level of wave behavior, which is possible when there is a relatively wide distribution of the phonon mean free path (MFP). Silicon serves as a perfect material to form NPMs and NPCs given its relatively large average phonon MFP. This offers a unique opportunity considering silicon's abundance and mature fabrication technology. It is shown in this comparative study that while both the NPM and NPC nanosystems may be rendered to serve as extreme insulators of heat, an NPM may do so without excessive reduction in the minimum feature size–which is key to keeping the electrical properties intact. This trait makes a silicon‐based NPM poised to serve as a low‐cost thermoelectric material with exceptional performance.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
NONE; AR0001056
OSTI ID:
1573070
Journal Information:
Advanced Functional Materials, Journal Name: Advanced Functional Materials Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 30; ISSN 1616-301X
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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