Challenging breaking thermoelectric performance limits by twistronics
Jizhe Song, Mengtao Sun
Abstract
By taking advantage of the twist angle superlattice, the larger period leads to increased atomic short-range disorder, which can effectively reduce the thermal conductivity of bilayer borophene resulting in excellent ZT values.
Topics & Concepts
BoropheneSuperlatticeThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceThermal conductivityCondensed matter physicsTwistThermoelectric materialsBilayerRange (aeronautics)Engineering physicsNanotechnologyOptoelectronicsComposite materialPhysicsChemistryThermodynamicsGeometryBiochemistryMathematicsMembraneGrapheneAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsGraphene research and applications