Anharmonic atomic dynamics and thermal transport in SnTe with stoichiometric defects
Mayanak K. Gupta, Samiran Malgope, Sourav Bag, R. Mittal, Ajay Singh, S. L. Chaplot
Abstract
Unlocking the mystery of glassy heat: Sn vacancies in SnTe dramatically stifle thermal transport by quenching optic and high-energy acoustic phonons – the very essence of its intriguing glassy lattice conductivity!
Topics & Concepts
AnharmonicityStoichiometryThermalDynamics (music)Materials scienceChemical physicsCondensed matter physicsPhysicsChemistryThermodynamicsPhysical chemistryAcousticsAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsSemiconductor Quantum Structures and Devices