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The perfect thermal conductor and the perfect thermal insulator

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Outline—toward <strong>perfect</strong> <strong><strong>the</strong>rmal</strong> <strong>insulator</strong>s• Einstein <strong>and</strong> minimum <strong><strong>the</strong>rmal</strong> conductivity• Localization of lattice vibrations by disorder• Beating <strong>the</strong> minimum with anisotropicdisordered materials: disordered layeredcrystalsConclude with some thoughts on promising,high-risk, research directions

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