Research focus:
Nanomechanics and thermal transport in graphene and 2D systems. Nonlinear dynamics, nanomechanical sensing, dissipation mechanisms.
Theoretical methods:
Pen and paper, molecular dynamics, stochastic simulations
Focus of future research:
- Thermoelasticity of 2D materials
- Continuum models of GRM and GRM composites
- Thermal rectification and active thermo-mechanical devices with 2D materials
Highlights of recent research:
Nonlinear mode coupling and energy-dependent relaxation in graphene resonators
J. Guttinger et al., “Energy-dependent path of dissipation in nanomechanical resonators",
Nature Nanotechnology 12, 631 (2017)
D. Shiri and A. Isacsson, “Dynamic in situ control of heat rectification using electrostatically induced strain”,
arXiv:1707.0652 (2017).
A. Isacsson et al., "Scaling properties of polycrystalline graphene" 2D Materials 4, 012002 (2017)
