Phonon–dislocation interaction and its impact on thermal conductivity

Abstract

This Perspective describes the phonon transport engineering with one-dimensional defects, i.e., dislocations, from both theoretical and experimental points of view. The classical models, modern atomistic simulations, and advanced experimental investigations on thermal conductivity reduction by dislocations are discussed. Particularly, the complex stress field induced by dislocations, the phonon–dislocation interaction mechanisms, and the anisotropic thermal transport in materials with well-oriented dislocations are emphasized. Further investigations of phonon–dislocation interactions in both theory and experiments are prospected at the end of the work.