Manipulation of Phonon Transport in Thermoelectrics

被引:496
作者
Chen, Zhiwei [1 ]
Zhang, Xinyue [1 ]
Pei, Yanzhong [1 ]
机构
[1] Tongji Univ, Sch Mat Sci & Engn, Interdisciplinary Mat Res Ctr, 4800 Caoan Rd, Shanghai 201804, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
phonon transport; thermal conductivity; thermoelectrics; LATTICE THERMAL-CONDUCTIVITY; PERFORMANCE BULK THERMOELECTRICS; FIGURE-OF-MERIT; SOLID-SOLUTIONS; BAND CONVERGENCE; SCATTERING; NANOSTRUCTURES; DISLOCATIONS; EFFICIENCY; VACANCY;
D O I
10.1002/adma.201705617
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
For several decades, thermoelectric advancements have largely relied on the reduction of lattice thermal conductivity (k(L)). According to the Boltzmann transport theory of phonons, k(L) mainly depends on the specific heat, the velocity, and the scattering of phonons. Intensifying the scattering rate of phonons is the focus for reducing the lattice thermal conductivity. Effective scattering sources include 0D point defects, 1D dislocations, and 2D interfaces, each of which has a particular range of frequencies where phonon scattering is most effective. Because acoustic phonons are generally the main contributors to k(L) due to their much higher velocities compared to optical phonons, many low-k(L) thermoelectrics rely on crystal structure complexity leading to a small fraction of acoustic phonons and/or weak chemical bonds enabling an overall low phonon propagation velocity. While these thermal strategies are successful for advancing thermoelectrics, the principles used can be integrated with approaches such as band engineering to improve the electronic properties, which can promote this energy technology from niche applications into the mainstream.
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