Soft anharmonic phonons and ultralow thermal conductivity in Mg <sub>3</sub> (Sb, Bi) <sub>2</sub> thermoelectrics
Jingxuan Ding, Tyson Lanigan-Atkins, M. Calderón, Arnab Banerjee, D. L. Abernathy, Ayman Said, Alexandra Zevalkink, Olivier Delaire
Abstract
These results provide key insights for manipulating phonon scattering without the traditional reliance on heavy elements.
Topics & Concepts
AnharmonicityThermoelectric materialsPhononThermal conductivityMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsThermoelectric effectPhysicsThermodynamicsComposite materialAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies