Thermal Transport in Nanoscale

Dear Colleagues,

An in-depth understanding of thermal transport in nanoscale is a critical component for a range of applications in thermoelectrics, optoelectronics, and nanoelectronics. Recent advances in materials engineering and nanofabrication enable a multitude of novel materials and structures that offer exciting thermal properties and capabilities to engineer thermal transport. These capabilities unlock exciting venues for thermal conductivity engineering, thermal rectification, and thermal switching devices. Controlled fabrication of semiconductor nanostructures with feature sizes comparable to those of phonon wavelengths and mean free paths has opened a whole new platform for thermal transport modification through different phonon engineering strategies. Recent studies on material systems such as 2D materials, carbon nanotubes, and perovskites unlock exciting phonon transport physics in these systems.

This Special Issue focuses on thermal transport in nanoscale. We invite high-quality research contributions on experimental and theoretical studies of thermal transport in nanoscale systems, including but not limited to bottom–up and top–down fabricated nanostructures, 2D materials, and thin films. A selection for topics of interest includes:

• Addressing scientific and engineering challenges to obtain a control over phonon and thermal transport;
• Investigating thermal properties of novel materials and structures;
• Developing data-driven approaches for thermal transport prediction and calculation, as well as materials discovery for thermoelectrics.

We welcome full papers, communications, and review articles emphasizing the broad scope of the topic.

Dr. Gozde Tutuncuoglu
Dr. Hang Xu
Guest Editors

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