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High thermal conductivity of high-quality monolayer boron nitride and its thermal expansion

Qiran Cai, Declan Scullion, Wei Gan and 7 more

Science Advances · 2019

doi:10.1126/sciadv.aav0129

Abstract

Atomically thin boron nitride is one of the best thermal conductors among semiconductors and insulators.

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