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Controllable hydro-thermoelastic heat transport in ultrathin semiconductors at room temperature

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Nature Physics, Published online: 15 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41567-026-03297-1

The combination of viscous heat flow and thermoelastic effects leads to a non-diffusive heat transport regime in MoSe2 and MoS2. Moreover, it can be controlled through the variation in sample thickness and by choosing between continuous and pulsed heating.