Extended anharmonic collapse of phonon dispersions in SnS and SnSe

Thermoelectric efficiency of SnS and SnSe is reported to peak around the phase transition temperature around 800 K; however, the transition mechanism and origin of ultralow thermal conductivity remain unclear. Here, the authors reveal the soft-mode mechanism of the phase transition that impacts ther...

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Main Authors: T. Lanigan-Atkins, S. Yang, J. L. Niedziela, D. Bansal, A. F. May, A. A. Puretzky, J. Y. Y. Lin, D. M. Pajerowski, T. Hong, S. Chi, G. Ehlers, O. Delaire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2020-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18121-4