Journal
RARE METALS
Volume 42, Issue 1, Pages 210-221Publisher
NONFERROUS METALS SOC CHINA
DOI: 10.1007/s12598-022-02187-8
Keywords
Boron arsenide; Boron nitride; Thermal conductivity; Component reconstruction
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The design of novel devices with specific technical interests through modulating structural properties and bonding characteristics promotes the vigorous development of materials informatics. In this study, a group of novel borides with ultra-low thermal conductivity (kappa) was identified through first-principles calculations. The discovery of these borides fills the gaps in applications of thermal insulation and thermoelectric devices.
The design of novel devices with specific technical interests through modulating structural properties and bonding characteristics promotes the vigorous development of materials informatics. Boron arsenide and boron nitride, as remarkably high thermal conductivity (kappa) materials, are unfavorable for thermal insulation applications as well as thermoelectric devices. In this study, based on first-principles calculations, we identify a group of novel borides with ultra-low kappa, i.e., g-B3X5 (X = N, P, and As). The kappa of g-B3N5, g-B3P5, and g-B3As5 are 21.08, 2.50, and 1.85 W center dot m(-1)center dot K-1, respectively, which are boron nitride and boron arsenide systems with the lowest kappa reported so far. The ultra-low kappa is attributed to the synergy effect of electronics (lone-pair electrons) and geometry (buckling structures) on thermal transport. The discovery of the ultra-low kappa of boron nitride and boron arsenide systems can well fill the gaps in applications of thermal insulation and thermoelectric devices.
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