Weak electron-phonon coupling contributing to enhanced thermoelectric performance in n-type TiCoSb half-Heusler alloys
Ajay Kumar Verma, Shamma Jain, Kishor Kumar Johari, Christophe Candolfi, B. Lenoir, Sanjay R. Dhakate, Bhasker Gahtori
Topics & Concepts
Condensed matter physicsThermoelectric effectSeebeck coefficientMaterials scienceEffective mass (spring–mass system)Phonon scatteringDimensionless quantityPhononBand gapFigure of meritThermoelectric materialsElectron mobilityCoupling (piping)Thermal conductivityThermodynamicsPhysicsMetallurgyOptoelectronicsComposite materialQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic propertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films