Data for "Suppression of lattice thermal conductivity by mass-conserving cation mutation in multi-component semiconductors"

In semiconductors almost all heat is conducted by phonons (lattice vibrations), which is limited by their quasi-particle lifetimes. Phonon-phonon interactions represent scattering mechanisms that produce thermal resistance. In thermoelectric materials, this resistance due to anharmonicity should be maximised for optimal performance. We use a first-principles lattice-dynamics approach to explore the changes in lattice dynamics across an isostructural series where the average atomic mass is conserved: ZnS to CuGaS2 to Cu2ZnGeS4. Our results demonstrate an enhancement of phonon interactions in the multernary materials and confirm that lattice thermal conductivity can be controlled independently of the average mass and local coordination environments.

Keywords:
thermal conductivity, crystal structure, ii-vi semiconductors, phonon dispersion, phonon-phonon interactions
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Design
Energy
Materials sciences
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Shibuya, T., Skelton, J., Jackson, A., 2016. Data for "Suppression of lattice thermal conductivity by mass-conserving cation mutation in multi-component semiconductors". Bath: University of Bath Research Data Archive. Available from: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00219.

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Creators

Taizo Shibuya
Keio University

Adam Jackson
University of Bath

Contributors

Kenji Yasuoka
Supervisor
Keio University

Atsushi Togo
Researcher
Kyoto University

Isao Tanaka
Supervisor
Kyoto University

Aron Walsh
Project Leader
University of Bath

University of Bath
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Shibuya, T., Skelton, J. M., Jackson, A. J., Yasuoka, K., Togo, A., Tanaka, I., and Walsh, A., 2016. Suppression of lattice thermal conductivity by mass-conserving cation mutation in multi-component semiconductors. APL Materials, 4(10), 104809. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4955401.

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Funders

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

Applying Long-Lived Metastable States in Switchable Functionality via Kinetic Control of Molecular Assembly - a Programme in Functional Materials
EP/K004956/1

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100000266

Materials Chemistry High End Computing Consortium
EP/L000202/1

Seventh Framework Programme
https://doi.org/10.13039/501100004963

Hybrid Semiconductors: Design Principles and Material Applications
277757

Publication details

Publication date: 20 July 2016
by: University of Bath

Version: 1

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15125/BATH-00219

URL for this record: https://researchdata.bath.ac.uk/id/eprint/219

Related papers and books

Shibuya, T., Skelton, J. M., Jackson, A. J., Yasuoka, K., Togo, A., Tanaka, I., and Walsh, A., 2016. Suppression of lattice thermal conductivity by mass-conserving cation mutation in multi-component semiconductors. APL Materials, 4(10), 104809. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4955401.

Related online resources

Walsh, A., Butler, K. T., Skelton, J. M., Svane, K. L., and Frost, J. M., 2016. Phonons: a collection of structures, force constants and phonon data obtained from first-principles calculations. GitHub. Available from: https://github.com/WMD-group/Phonons.

Contact information

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Contact person: Jonathan Skelton

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Faculty of Science
Chemistry