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<p>Thermal conductivity plays a crucial role in many applications; use of single-crystal
and textured polycrystalline materials in such applications necessitate understanding
the anisotropy in thermal transport. Measurement of anisotropic lattice thermal conductivity is quite challenging. To address this need through computations,
we build upon our previously developed isotropic model for <i>k<sub>L</sub></i> and incorporate the
directional (angular) dependence by using the elastic tensor obtained from <i>ab initio</i>
calculations and the Christoffel equations for speed of sound. With the anisotropic
speed of sound and intrinsic material properties as input parameters, we can predict
the direction-dependent <i>k<sub>L</sub></i>. We validate this new model by comparing with experimental data from the literature – predicted <i>k<sub>L</sub></i> is within an average factor difference
of 1.8 of experimental measurements, spanning 5 orders of magnitude in <i>k<sub>L</sub></i>. To demonstrate the utility and computational-tractability of this model, we calculate <i>k<sub>L </sub></i>of ~2200 layered materials that are expected to exhibit anisotropic thermal transport.
We consider both van der Waals and ionic layered structures with binary and ternary
chemistries and analyze the anisotropy in their <i>k<sub>L</sub></i>. The large-scale study has revealed
many layered structures with interesting anisotropy in <i>k<sub>L</sub></i>.</p>
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Correction to Rapid Prediction of Anisotropic Lattice Thermal Conductivity: Application to Layered Materials