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Experimental validation of high thermoelectric performance in RECuZnP<sub>2</sub> predicted by high-throughput DFT calculations

Jan‐Hendrik Pöhls, Sevan Chanakian, Junsoo Park, Alex M. Ganose, Alexander Dunn, Nick Friesen, Amit Bhattacharya, Brea Hogan, Sabah K. Bux, Anubhav Jain,

Materials Horizons · 2020 · 64 citations · 58 references

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Predictions of high thermoelectric performance in RECuZnP<sub>2</sub> were verified by elastic, electrical, and thermal measurements. Low thermal conductivities result from strong anharmonicity, with electron transport limited by polar optical phonons.

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