@article{5095345a4604470c97bf49227b46c2d8,
title = "Understanding Nanostructuring Processes in Thermoelectrics and Their Effects on Lattice Thermal Conductivity",
abstract = "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.",
keywords = "cooling rates, lattice thermal conductivities, nanostructuring processes, thermodynamics, thermoelectrics",
author = "Di Wu and Zhao, {Li Dong} and Fengshan Zheng and Lei Jin and Kanatzidis, {Mercouri G.} and Jiaqing He",
note = "Funding Information: D.W. and L.-D.Z. contributed equally to this work. This contribution was supported by the startup of South University of Science, Technology of China and National 1000 Plan for Young Scientists (J. Q. He), the Science, Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality (Grant Nos. JCYJ 20140612140151884 and KQCX2015033110182370), and also partly by Ernst-Ruska Center Project (ERC B-067). At Northwestern, this was supported by the Department of Energy, Office of Science Basic Energy Sciences under Grant No. DE-SC0014520. This work was also supported by the {"}Zhuoyue{"} Program from Beihang University and the Recruitment Program for Young Professionals and NSFC under Grant No. 51571007 (L.-D.Z.). Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2016 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.",
year = "2016",
month = apr,
day = "13",
doi = "10.1002/adma.201505638",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "28",
pages = "2737--2743",
journal = "Advanced Materials",
issn = "0935-9648",
publisher = "Wiley-VCH Verlag",
number = "14",
}