Anisotropic In-Plane Phonon Transport in Ultrathin Silicon Membranes Guided by Nano-Surface-Resonators

Abstract

Anisotropic phonon transport along different lattice directions of two-dimensional (2D) materials has been observed, however, the effect decreases with increasing the thickness beyond a few atomic layers. Here we establish a novel mechanism to induce anisotropic phonon transport in quasi-2D materials with isotropic symmetry. The phonon propagation is guided by resonance hybridization with surface nanostructures. We demonstrate that the thermal conductivity of 3 nm-thick silicon membrane with surface nanofins is greater by $\sim 50\%$ parallel to the fins than that perpendicular to the fins.

arXiv comment7 pages, 5 figures

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