Charge-carrier-mediated lattice softening contributes to high zT in thermoelectric semiconductors
Tyler J. Slade, Shashwat Anand, Max Wood, James P. Male, Kazuki Imasato, Dean Cheikh, Muath M. Al Malki, Matthias T. Agne, Kent J. Griffith, Sabah K. Bux, Chris Wolverton, Mercouri G. Kanatzidis, G. Jeffrey Snyder
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Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceDopingCondensed matter physicsSemiconductorSofteningEffective mass (spring–mass system)Charge carrierThermal conductivityPhononElectronThermoelectric materialsLattice (music)Electrical resistivity and conductivityOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsComposite materialElectrical engineeringPhysicsQuantum mechanicsEngineeringAcousticsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity