%0 Journal Article
%T Modulating the thermal conductivity in hexagonal boron nitride via controlled boron isotope concentration
%J -
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-019-0145-5
%X Hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) has been predicted to exhibit an in-plane thermal conductivity as high as ~£¿550£¿W£¿m£¿1 K£¿1 at room temperature, making it a promising thermal management material. However, current experimental results (220¨C420£¿W£¿m£¿1 K£¿1) have been well below the prediction. Here, we report on the modulation of h-BN thermal conductivity by controlling the B isotope concentration. For monoisotopic 10B h-BN, an in-plane thermal conductivity as high as 585£¿W£¿m£¿1 K£¿1 is measured at room temperature, ~£¿80% higher than that of h-BN with a disordered isotope concentration (52%:48% mixture of 10B and 11B). The temperature-dependent thermal conductivities of monoisotopic h-BN agree well with first principles calculations including only intrinsic phonon-phonon scattering. Our results illustrate the potential to achieve high thermal conductivity in h-BN and control its thermal conductivity, opening avenues for the wide application of h-BN as a next-generation thin-film material for thermal management, metamaterials and metadevices
%U https://www.nature.com/articles/s42005-019-0145-5