Unraveling the dominant phonon scattering mechanism in the thermoelectric compound ZrNiSn

Abstract

Ab initio calculations reveal that Ni/vacancy antisites, and not Sn/Zr antisites, are the dominant defects which affect thermal transport in the half-Heusler compound ZrNiSn.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Source ID
10.1039/c6ta05868j

Entities

People

  • Ankita Katre
  • Jesús Carrete
  • Natalio Mingo

Organizations

  • Agence Nationale de la Recherche
  • United States Air Force

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Quantum Chemistry
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.