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Nanoscale Thermal Transport in 2D Nanostructures from Cryogenic to Room Temperature
Author(s) -
Evangeli Charalambos,
Spiece Jean,
Sangtarash Sara,
MolinaMendoza Aday J.,
Mucientes Marta,
Mueller Thomas,
Lambert Colin,
Sadeghi Hatef,
Kolosov Oleg
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
advanced electronic materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.25
H-Index - 56
ISSN - 2199-160X
DOI - 10.1002/aelm.201900331
Subject(s) - materials science , graphene , scanning thermal microscopy , van der waals force , nanoscopic scale , nanostructure , atmospheric temperature range , thermoelectric effect , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , phonon , thermal , interfacial thermal resistance , thermal resistance , condensed matter physics , thermodynamics , chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , molecule
Abstract Nanoscale scanning thermal microscopy (SThM) transport measurements from cryogenic to room temperature on 2D structures with sub 30 nm resolution are reported. This novel cryogenic operation of SThM, extending the temperature range of the sample down to 150 K, yields a clear insight into the nanothermal properties of the 2D nanostructures and supports the model of ballistic transport contribution at the edge of the detached areas of exfoliated graphene which leads to a size‐dependent thermal resistance of the detached material. The thermal resistance of graphene on SiO 2 is increased by one order of magnitude by the addition of a top layer of MoS 2 , over the temperature range of 150–300 K, providing pathways for increasing the efficiency of thermoelectric applications using van der Waals (vdW) materials. Density functional theory calculations demonstrate that this increase originates from the phonon transport filtering in the weak vdW coupling between the layers and the vibrational mismatch between MoS 2 and graphene layers.