Significantly enhanced thermoelectric performance of molecular junctions by the twist angle dependent phonon interference effect
Yu‐Jia Zeng, Dan Wu, Xuanhao Cao, Yexin Feng, Li‐Ming Tang, Ke‐Qiu Chen
Abstract
The twist angle can induce phonon interference effect in the intermediately coupled molecular junctions and significantly suppress phonon thermal conductance.
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PhononThermoelectric effectTwistMaterials scienceConductanceInterference (communication)Condensed matter physicsThermalOptoelectronicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsTelecommunicationsComputer scienceMathematicsMeteorologyGeometryChannel (broadcasting)Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics