Unveiling the phonon scattering mechanisms in half-Heusler thermoelectric compounds
Ran He, Taishan Zhu, Yumei Wang, Ulrike Wolff, Jean-Christophe Jaud, A. V. Sotnikov, Pavel Potapov, Daniel Wolf, Pingjun Ying, Max Wood, Zhenhui Liu, Le Feng, Nicolás Pérez Rodríguez, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Jeffrey C. Grossman, Kornelius Nielsch, Gabi Schierning
Abstract
Charge-compensation-induced Frenkel defects were proven as the major reason for phonon scattering of p-type half-Heusler ZrCoSb.
Topics & Concepts
PhononCondensed matter physicsThermoelectric effectScatteringPhonon scatteringCompensation (psychology)Materials scienceCharge (physics)Thermoelectric materialsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsPsychologyPsychoanalysisAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic propertiesTopological Materials and Phenomena