Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- About the Author -- Acronyms -- 1 Atomically Thin Materials -- 1.1 Introduction to Atomically Thin Materials -- 1.2 Obtaining 2D Materials -- 1.2.1 Mechanical Exfoliation of 2D Materials -- 1.2.2 Chemical Vapor Deposition of Monolayers -- 1.2.3 Heterostructures of 2D Materials -- 1.3 A Suitable Platform to Study Fundamental Science and Explore Applications -- 1.3.1 Applications of 2D Materials -- References -- 2 Thermal Conductivity Measurements in 2D Materials
2.4.7 Comparison of Thermal Conductivity Measurement Methods -- References -- 3 Thermal Conductivity Measurements via the Bolometric Effect -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theoretical Background -- 3.2.1 Bolometric Effect -- 3.2.2 Analytical Solution of the Heat Equation for Isotropic 2D Materials -- 3.2.3 Calculating the Thermal Conductivity via the Bolometric Effect -- 3.3 COMSOL Simulations for Thermal Conductivity Calculation -- 3.3.1 Uniqueness of the Thermal Conductivity Values -- 3.4 Experimental Realization of the Thermal Conductivity Measurements via Bolometric Effect
3.4.1 Substrate Preparation -- 3.4.2 Scanning Photocurrent Microscopy -- 3.4.3 Determining the Full Width-Half Maximum Value for the Focused Laser Spot -- 3.4.4 Determining the Absorbance of the Material -- 3.5 Extending the Bolometry Based Thermal Conductivity Measurements to 3D -- 3.6 Extending the Bolometry Based Thermal Conductivity Measurements to 1D -- 3.7 Measuring Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors -- 3.8 Concluding Remarks -- References
Summary
This book assesses the thermal feasibility of using materials with atomically thin layers such as graphene and the transition metal dichalcogenides family in electronics and optoelectronics applications. The focus is on thermal conductivity measurement techniques currently available for the investigation of thermal performance at the material and device level. In addition to providing detailed information on the available techniques, the book introduces readers to novel techniques based on photothermal effects
