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Efficiency in generation and utilization of energy is highly dependent on materials that have the ability to amplify or hinder thermal conduction processes. A comprehensive understanding of the relationship between chemical bonding and structure impacting lattice waves (phonons) is essential to furnish compounds with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity ( ) for important applications such as thermoelectrics. Here, we demonstrate that the n-type rock-salt AgPbBiSe exhibits an ultra-low   of 0.5-0.4 W m K in the 290-820 K temperature range. We present detailed analysis to uncover the fundamental origin of such a low  . First-principles calculations augmented with low temperature heat capacity measurements and the experimentally determined synchrotron X-ray pair distribution function (PDF) reveal bonding heterogeneity within the lattice and lone pair induced lattice anharmonicity. Both of these factors enhance the phonon-phonon scattering, and are thereby responsible for the suppressed  . Further optimization of the thermoelectric properties was performed by aliovalent halide doping, and a thermoelectric figure of merit () of 0.8 at 814 K was achieved for AgPbBiSeI which is remarkable among n-type Te free thermoelectrics.

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Bonding heterogeneity and lone pair induced anharmonicity resulted in ultralow thermal conductivity and promising thermoelectric properties in n-type AgPbBiSe<sub>3</sub>

Bonding heterogeneity and lone pair induced anharmonicity resulted in ultralow thermal conductivity and promising thermoelectric properties in n-type AgPbBiSe3

Bonding heterogeneity and lone pair induced anharmonicity resulted in ultralow thermal conductivity and promising thermoelectric properties in n-type AgPbBiSe₃