Band flattening and phonon-defect scattering in cubic SnSe–AgSbTe2 alloy for thermoelectric enhancement
Hongxiang Wang, Haoyang Hu, Na Man, Chenglong Xiong, Yukun Xiao, Xiaojian Tan, Guoqiang Liu, Jun Jiang
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhonon scatteringThermoelectric effectFlatteningThermal conductivityAlloyCondensed matter physicsThermoelectric materialsPhononEffective mass (spring–mass system)ScatteringElectronic band structureMetallurgyComposite materialThermodynamicsOpticsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies