Interfacial thermal conductance in multilayer graphene/phosphorene heterostructure

Ying-Yan Zhang, Qing-Xiang Pei, Yiu-Wing Mai, Siu-Kai Lai

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Abstract

Vertical integration of 2D materials has recently appeared as an effective method for the design of novel nano-scale devices. Using non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations, we study the interfacial thermal transport property of graphene/phosphorene heterostructures where phosphorene is sandwiched in between graphene. Various modulation techniques are thoroughly explored. We found that the interfacial thermal conductance at the interface of graphene and phosphorene can be enhanced significantly by using vacancy defects, hydrogenation and cross-plane compressive strain. By contrast, the reduction in the interfacial thermal conductance can be achieved by using cross-plane tensile strain. Our results provide important guidelines for manipulating the thermal transport in graphene/phosphorene based-nano-devices.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Physics D: Applied Physics
Volume49
Issue number46
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

Keywords

  • graphene
  • nanoelectronics
  • phosphorene
  • thermal conductivity

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