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Phonons and thermal conducting properties of borocarbonitride (BCN) nanosheets
H. Chakraborty, , V.K. Yadav, U.V. Waghmare, M.L. Klein
Published in Royal Society of Chemistry
2018
PMID: 30357208
Volume: 10
   
Issue: 47
Pages: 22148 - 22154
Abstract
Hexagonal borocarbonitrides (BCN) are a class of 2D materials, which display excellent catalytic activity for water splitting. Here, we report the analysis of thermal stability, phonons and thermal conductivity of BCN monolayers over a wide range of temperatures using classical molecular dynamics simulations. Our results show that in contrast to the case of graphene and boron nitride monolayers, the out-of-plane phonons in BCN monolayers induce an asymmetry in the phonon density of states at all temperatures. Despite possessing lower thermal conducting properties compared to graphene and BN monolayers, the BCN nanosheets do not lose thermal conductivity as much as graphene and BN in the studied temperature range of 200-1000 K, and thus, BCN nanosheets are suitable for thermal interface device applications over a wide range of temperatures. Besides their promising role in water splitting, the above-mentioned results highlight the possibility of expanding the use of BCN 2D materials in thermal management applications and thermoelectrics. © 2018 The Royal Society of Chemistry.
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ISSN20403364