Tuning Coherent-Phonon Heat Transport in LaCoO3/SrTiO3Superlattices

D. Bugallo, E. Langenberg, E. Carbó-Argibay, Noa Varela Dominguez, A. O. Fumega, V. Pardo, Irene Lucas, Luis Morellón, F. Rivadulla*

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Abstract

Accessing the regime of coherent phonon propagation in nanostructures opens enormous possibilities to control the thermal conductivity in energy harvesting devices, phononic circuits, etc. In this paper we show that coherent phonons contribute substantially to the thermal conductivity of LaCoO3/SrTiO3 oxide superlattices, up to room temperature. We show that their contribution can be tuned through small variations of the superlattice periodicity, without changing the total superlattice thickness. Using this strategy, we tuned the thermal conductivity by 20% at room temperature. We also discuss the role of interface mixing and epitaxial relaxation as an extrinsic, material dependent key parameter for understanding the thermal conductivity of oxide superlattices.

Original languageEnglish
Article number49
Pages (from-to)11878-11885
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Volume12
Issue number49
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Dec 2021
MoE publication typeA1 Journal article-refereed

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