Abstract
Materials with high thermal conductivity (k) are of technological importance and fundamental interest. We grew cubic boron nitride (cBN) crystals with controlled abundance of boron isotopes and measured k greater than 1600 watts per meter-kelvin at room temperature in samples with enriched 10B or 11B. In comparison, we found that the isotope enhancement of k is considerably lower for boron phosphide and boron arsenide as the identical isotopic mass disorder becomes increasingly invisible to phonons. The ultrahigh k in conjunction with its wide bandgap (6.2 electron volts) makes cBN a promising material for microelectronics thermal management, high-power electronics, and optoelectronics applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 555-559 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Science |
Volume | 367 |
Issue number | 6477 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 31 2020 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General