Tailoring electron and phonon energy dispersion and thermal transport in nano- and microarchitectures [Articol]

Abstract

The use of nontrivial geometry and topology for effective tailoring physical properties of diversified quantum fields in novel micro - and nanostructures is one of the most appealing avenues in modern nanophysics and nanotechnologies [1]. Analysis of topologically nontrivial manifolds at the nanoscale is of immense importance for semiconductor, superconductor , and graphene physics as well as for optics, magnetism , and quantum computing. The highly diversified investigations underpin development of pro mising low - cost high - performance electronic, spintronic, optoelectronic, optical memory , and information processing technology based on quantum r ings and related nanoarchitectures. Nanostructur ing,as suggested more than two decades ago [ 2 ] , create s a timely opportunity to search for new advanced thermoelectric materials (see [3, 4] for reviews).