Department of Physics Faculty
David Broido
Professor of Physics
David Broido
Ph.D.
Contact
Higgins Hall 230C
Telephone: 617-552-3348
Email: david.broido@bc.edu
Education
- B.S. University of California at Santa Barbara
- M.S., University of California at San Diego
- Ph.D., University of California at San Diego
Research Interests
Our research is in theoretical condensed matter physics focused on materials property prediction using first principles theoretical/computational approaches. Emphasis is on the phonon and electron transport properties of novel materials. Current projects include identifying materials with ultrahigh thermal conductivity, coupled electron-phonon transport, and spin-lattice coupling in magnetic materials.
Research Group
Selected Publications
- "Phonon-Phonon Interactions in Strongly Bonded Solids: Selection Rules and Higher-Order Processes, N.K. Ravichandran and D.A. Broido, Physical Review X 10, 021063 (2020)https://journals.aps.org/prx/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevX.10.021063
- "Coupled transport of phonons and carriers in semiconductors: A case study of n-doped GaAs", N. H. Protik and D. A. Broido, Physical Review B 101, 075202 (2020) https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.101.075202
- "Ultrahigh thermal conductivity in isotope-enriched cubic boron nitride", Ke Chen, Bai Song, Navaneetha K. Ravichandran, et al., Science (2020).
- https://science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2020/01/08/science.aaz6149.abstract
- "Fermi Surface Nesting and Phonon Frequency Gap Drive Anomalous Thermal Transport", Chunhua Li, Navaneetha K. Ravichandran, Lucas Lindsay, and David Broido, Physical Review Letters 121, 175901 (2018).
- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.175901
- "Unusual high thermal conductivity in boron arsenide bulk crystals", Fei Tian, Bai Song, Navaneetha K. Ravichandran, et. al., Science 361, 582-585 (2018)."
- https://science.sciencemag.org/content/361/6402/582.full
- "Thermodynamic Evidence of Proximity to a Kitaev Spin Liquid in Ag3LiIr2O6", Faranak Bahrami, William Lafargue-Dit-Hauret, Oleg I. Lebedev, Roman Movshovich, Hung-Yu Yang, David Broido, Xavier Rocquefelte, and Fazel Tafti, Physical Review Letters 123, 237203 (2019).
- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.237203
- "Non-monotonic pressure dependence of the thermal conductivity of boron arsenide", Navaneetha K. Ravichandran & David Broido, Nature Communications 10 , 827 (2019).
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-08713-0
- "Unified first-principles theory of thermal properties of insulators", Navaneetha K. Ravichandran and David Broido, Physical Review B98, 085205 (2018).
- https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.085205
- "First-Principles Determination of Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity of Boron Arsenide: A Competitor for Diamond?”, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido and T. L. Reinecke, Physical Review Letters 111, 025901 (2013).
- https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.111.025901
- "First-Principles Determination of Ultrahigh Thermal Conductivity of Boron Arsenide: A Competitor for Diamond?”, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido and T. L. Reinecke, Physical Review Letters 111, 025901 (2013).
- “Thermal Conductivity and Large Isotope Effect in GaN from First Principles”, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido, and T. L. Reinecke, Phys. Review Lett. 109, 095901 (2012).
- “Heavy Doping and Band Engineering by Potassium to Improve the Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in p-Type PbTe, PbSe, and PbTe(1-y)Se(y)”, Q. Zhang, F. Cao, W. Liu, K. Lukas, B. Yu, S. Chen, C. Opeil, D. Broido, G. Chen, Z. Ren, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 134, 10031 (2012).
- “Thermal conductivity of diamond nanowires from first principles”, Wu Li, Natalio Mingo, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido, D. A. Stewart, and N. A. Katcho, Phys. Rev. B 85, 195436 (2012).
- “Lattice thermal conductivity of (Bi1−xSbx)2Te3 alloys with embedded nanoparticles”, N. A. Katcho, N. Mingo, and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. B 85, 035436 (2012).
- “Role of light and heavy embedded nanoparticles on the thermal conductivity of SiGe alloys”, A. Kundu, N. Mingo and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. B 84, 125426 (2011).
- “Diameter dependence of carbon nanotube thermal conductivity and extension to the graphene limit”, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido and N. Mingo, Phys. Rev. B 82, Rapid Communications, 161402 (2010).
- “Flexural phonons and thermal transport in graphene”, L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido and N. Mingo, Phys. Rev. B 82 Editor’s Selection, 115427 (2010).
- “Optimized Tersoff and Brenner empirical potential parameters for lattice dynamics and phonon thermal transport in carbon nanotubes and graphene”, L. Lindsay and D. A. Broido, Physical Review B 81, 205441 (2010).
- “Two-Dimensional Phonon Transport in Supported Graphene,” J. H. Seol, I. Jo, A. L. Moore, L. Lindsay, Z. H. Aitken, M. T. Pettes, X. Li, Z. Yao, R. Huang, D. Broido, N. Mingo, R. S. Ruoff, and L. Shi, Science 328, 213 (2010).
- “Intrinsic Phonon Relaxation Times from First-Principles Studies of the Thermal Conductivities of Si and Ge,” A. Ward and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. B 81, 085205 (2010).
- “Cluster Scattering Effects on Phonon Conduction in Graphene,” N. Mingo, K. Esfarjani, D. A. Broido, and D. A. Stewart, Phys. Rev. B 81, 045408 (2010).
- “Ab Initio Theory of the Lattice Thermal Conductivity in Diamond,” A. Ward, D. A. Broido, Derek A. Stewart, and G. Deinzer, Phys. Rev. B 80, Editor’s Selection, 125203 (2009).
- “Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Beyond the Relaxation Time Approximation and Phonon-Phonon Scattering Selection Rules,” L. Lindsay, D. A. Broido and N. Mingo, Phys. Rev. B 80, 125407 (2009).
- "Phonon Transmission Through Defects in Carbon Nanotubes from First Principles," N. Mingo, D. A. Stewart, D. A. Broido, and D. Strivastava, Phys. Rev. B 77, 033418 (2008).
- "Intrinsic Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Si/Ge and GaAs/AlAs Superlattices," A. Ward, and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. B 77, 245328 (2008).
- "Intrinsic Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Semiconductors from First Principles," D. A. Broido, M. Malorny, G. Birner, N. Mingo, and D. A. Stewart, Appl. Phys. Lett. 91, 231922 (2007).
- "Theory of Thermoelectric Power Factor of Nanowire-Nanocomposite Matrix Structures," D. A. Broido, and N. Mingo, Phys. Rev. B 74, 195325 (2006).
- "Carbon Nanotube Ballistic Thermal Conductance and Its Limits," N. Mingo, and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 096105 (2005).
- "Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Silicon from Empirical Interatomic Potentials," D. A. Broido, A. Ward, and N. Mingo, Phys. Rev. B 72, 014308 (2005).
- "Length Dependence of Carbon Nanotube Thermal Conductivity and the ”Problem of Long Waves,” N. Mingo, and D. A. Broido, Nano Lett. 5, 1221 (2005).
- "Lattice Thermal Conductivity of Superlattice Structures," D. A. Broido, and T. L. Reinecke, Phys. Rev. B 70, Rapid Communications, 081310 (2004).
- "Lattice Thermal Conductivity Crossovers in Semiconductor Nanowires," N. Mingo, and D. A. Broido, Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 246106 (2004).
- "Thermoelectric Transport in Superlattices," D. A. Broido, and T. L. Reinecke, in Semiconductors and Semimetals 71: Overview of Current Advances in Thermoelectric Materials, Chapter 2, ed. T. Tritt (2001).