Glasslike heat conduction in high-mobility crystalline semiconductors

J. L. Cohn; G. S. Nolas; V. Fessatidis; T. H. Metcalf; G. A. Slack

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.779

Glasslike heat conduction in high-mobility crystalline semiconductors

J. L. Cohn, G. S. Nolas, V. Fessatidis, T. H. Metcalf, G. A. Slack

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The thermal conductivity of polycrystalline semiconductors with type-I clathrate hydrate crystal structure is reported. Ge clathrates (doped with Sr and/or Eu) exhibit lattice thermal conductivities typical of amorphous materials. Remarkably, this behavior occurs in spite of the well-defined crystalline structure and relatively high electron mobility (˜100cm²/Vs). The dynamics of dopant ions and their interaction with the polyhedral cages of the structure are a likely source of the strong phonon scattering.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	779-782
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	82
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.779
State	Published - 1999

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