Unlocking Ultralow Thermal Conductivity in α‐CuTeI via Specific Symmetry Breaking in Cu Sublattice

S Yang, C Lin, X He, J Huang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Lattice softening is an intricate mechanism utilized to modulate lattice thermal conductivity
(κlat). However, experimental observations are often complicated by numerous factors …

ABa6Cu31Te22 (A = K, Rb, Cs) Featuring Polyanionic Copper–Telluride Frameworks with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity

A Sarkar, FT Cerasoli, G Viswanathan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Three polyanionic tellurides, A Ba6Cu31Te22 (A= K, Rb, Cs), were synthesized in salt flux.
The isostructural tellurides crystallize in a new structure type, in the cubic Pa 3 space group …

Is the Presence of Sn2+ a Crucial Factor for the Generation of Low Thermal Conductivity in Tin-Based Sulfides?

F Guiot, C Prestipino, E Guilmeau, P Acharyya… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Comprehending the relationship between crystal structures and transport properties is
crucial to develop materials with improved electrical and thermal properties for …

Observation of Temperature Dependent Atomic Off‐Centering in High Entropy Cubic I‐V‐VI2/IV‐VI Alloys with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity

H Zhu, L Liu, X Yang, X Ji, S Jana… - Advanced Functional …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract I‐V‐VI2/IV‐VI compounds and their alloys are of great interest in the field of
thermoelectricity due to their unique high‐symmetry crystal structures and unexpectedly low …

Long‐Range Anion Correlations Mediating Dynamic Anharmonicity and Contributing to Glassy Thermal Conductivity in Well‐Ordered K2Ag4Se3

F Li, X Liu, J Yang, XY Wang, YC Yang, N Ma, L Chen… - Small, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Herein an extremely low (0.32‒0.25 Wm− 1K− 1) and glassy temperature‐
dependence (300–600 K) of lattice thermal conductivity (κlat) in a monoclinic K2Ag4Se3 is …