Novel IV–V–VI semiconductors with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity
Yu Gan, Yongda Huang, Naihua Miao, Jian Zhou, Zhimei Sun
Abstract
A group of 56 novel stable IV-V-VI (IV=Si, Ge, Sn, Pb; V=As, Sb, Bi; VI=S, Se, Te) semiconductors has been predicted with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity of between 0.28 and 2.02 W m<sup>-1 </sup>K<sup>-1</sup>, most of which fall below 1 W m<sup>-1 </sup>K<sup>-1</sup>.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermal conductivitySemiconductorLattice (music)Electrical resistivity and conductivityCrystallographyPhysicsChemistryOptoelectronicsQuantum mechanicsComposite materialAcousticsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsTransition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials