Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn<sub>2</sub>InS<sub>4</sub>
Oluwagbemiga P. Ojo, Wilarachchige D. C. B. Gunatilleke, Hagen Poddig, Hsin Wang, Joshua Martin, Dylan J. Kirsch, George S. Nolas
Abstract
Sphalerite quaternary chalcogenides have intrinsically low thermal conductivity and electrical properties that can be altered with stoichiometric variation. Temperature-dependent structural and thermal properties provided evidence of anharmonicity.
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SphaleriteStoichiometryMaterials scienceThermal conductivityCrystal structureThermalQuaternaryAnharmonicityChemical physicsMineralogyCrystallographyChemistryPhysical chemistryThermodynamicsCondensed matter physicsMetallurgyPyriteGeologyComposite materialPhysicsPaleontologyChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And PropertiesAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices