Machine learning revealed giant thermal conductivity reduction by strong phonon localization in two-angle disordered twisted multilayer graphene
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In two-dimensional (2D) layer-stacked materials, the twist angle between layers provides extensive freedom to explore novel physics and engineer remarkable thermal transport properties. We discovered that the cross-plane thermal conductivity of multilayer graphene can be effectively controlled by arranging the layers with two specific twist angles in a defined sequence. Disorderly aperiodic twisted graphene layers lead to the localization of phonons, substantially reducing the cross-plane thermal transport via the interference of coherent phonons. We employed non-equilibrium molecular dynamics simulations combined with machine learning approach, to study heat transport in the two-angle disordered multilayer stacks, and identified within the constrained structural space the optimal stacking sequence that can minimize the cross-plane thermal conductivity. Compared to pristine graphite, the optimized structure can reduce thermal conductivity by up to 80%. Through analysis of phonon transport properties across different structures, we revealed the underlying physical mechanism of phonon localization.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermal properties of materials · Machine Learning in Materials Science · Thermography and Photoacoustic Techniques
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