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Novel insights into lattice thermal transport in nanocrystalline Mg 3 Sb 2 from first principles: the crucial role of higher-order phonon scattering.
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Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP [Phys Chem Chem Phys] 2022 Sep 14; Vol. 24 (35), pp. 20891-20900. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Sep 14. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Zintl phase Mg <subscript>3</subscript> Sb <subscript>2</subscript> , which has ultra-low thermal conductivity, is a promising anisotropic thermoelectric material. It is worth noting that the prediction and experiment value of lattice thermal conductivity ( κ ) maintain a remarkable difference, troubling the development and application. Thus, we firstly included the four-phonon scattering processes effect and performed the Peierls-Boltzmann transport equation (PBTE) combined with the first-principles lattice dynamics to study the lattice thermal transport in Mg <subscript>3</subscript> Sb <subscript>2</subscript> . The results showed that our theoretically predicted κ is consistent with the experimentally measured, breaking through the limitations of the traditional calculation methods. The prominent four-phonon scatterings decreased phonon lifetime, leading to the κ of Mg <subscript>3</subscript> Sb <subscript>2</subscript> at 300 K from 2.45 (2.58) W m <superscript>-1</superscript> K <superscript>-1</superscript> to 1.94 (2.19) W m <superscript>-1</superscript> K <superscript>-1</superscript> along the in (cross)-plane directions, respectively, and calculation accuracy increased by 20%. This study successfully explains the lattice thermal transport behind mechanism in Mg <subscript>3</subscript> Sb <subscript>2</subscript> and implies guidance to advance the prediction accuracy of thermoelectric materials.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1463-9084
- Volume :
- 24
- Issue :
- 35
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Physical chemistry chemical physics : PCCP
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 36043514
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d2cp01967a