Charge-carrier-mediated lattice softening contributes to high zT in thermoelectric semiconductors

Keyphrases

• Charge Carriers 100%
• Thermoelectric Semiconductor 100%
• High-Z Materials 100%
• Carrier-mediated 100%
• Lattice Thermal Conductivity 100%
• Atomic Masses 100%
• Lattice Softening 100%
• High Performance 50%
• Structural Features 50%
• Phonons 50%
• Conventional Wisdom 50%
• Thermoelectric Figure of Merit 50%
• P-type 50%
• Thermoelectric Performance 50%
• Defect Formation 50%
• Carrier Density 50%
• SnTe 50%
• Speed of Sound 50%
• Softening Effect 50%
• Atomic Defects 50%
• Total Thermal Conductivity 50%
• Electronic Doping 50%

Material Science

• Thermoelectrics 100%
• Charge Carrier 100%
• Thermal Conductivity 75%
• Carrier Concentration 25%
• Density 25%