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The effect of Ag + on the thermoelectric properties of Sm 3+ - and Ti 4+ - co-doped KSr 2 Nb 5 O 15 ceramics: a combined first-principles and experimental study on synergistic optimization of thermal and electrical transport

Qian Chen, Shuyao Cao, Ziyao Wei, Baoxing Zhai, Jie Xu, Feng Gao

Journal of Materials Chemistry C· Volume 14· Issue 27
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Abstract

Ag + doping in KSNST induces lattice anharmonicity and Umklapp scattering, and the point defects and oxygen vacancies act as effective phonon scatter centres, significantly reducing thermal conductivity, especially at high doping levels.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity · Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials

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Affiliations

Institute of Semiconductors, Henan Academy of Sciences, Zhengzhou, Henan 450046, China

School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan’an University, Yan’an, 716000, China

State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, MIIT Key Laboratory of Radiation Detection Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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