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Understanding Nanostructuring Processes in Thermoelectrics and Their Effects on Lattice Thermal Conductivity
Author(s) -
Wu Di,
Zhao LiDong,
Zheng Fengshan,
Jin Lei,
Kanatzidis Mercouri G.,
He Jiaqing
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201505638
Subject(s) - materials science , thermoelectric materials , nanoscopic scale , thermal conductivity , lattice (music) , chemical physics , thermoelectric effect , cadmium telluride photovoltaics , thermal , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , thermodynamics , composite material , physics , acoustics
Cooling rates of molten PbTe‐CdTe compositions play a determinant role in defining the nanoscale precipitate size distribution and the corresponding number densities, resulting in distinct trends of lattice thermal conductivity evolution with varying CdTe fractions.