Kirkendall effect induced ultralow thermal conductivity yields enhanced thermoelectric properties in Mg–Zn–Sb alloys
Guoxiang Wang, Yingqi Chen, Andriy Lotnyk, Xiang Shen, Haizhou Shi
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Materials scienceMicrostructureThermoelectric effectKirkendall effectCrystallizationThermoelectric materialsThermal conductivityAlloyMetallurgyPhonon scatteringChemical engineeringAmorphous solidThin filmComposite materialNanotechnologyCrystallographyChemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityThermal properties of materials