Abstract
Full-Heusler thermoelectric materials have intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity. Our first-principles calculations show that is a semiconductor with an indirect band gap of 0.49 eV. The electronic band degeneracy and pockets near the Fermi level facilitate electron transport. The short phonon relaxation time, small group velocity (1.89 km ), and large phonon scattering space reflect the intense phonon-phonon scattering. The large Grüneisen parameter (1.44) accounts for the strong phonon anharmonicity, thus the low lattice thermal conductivity of at 800 K. The isotropic figure of merit with a maximum value of 4.7 at 750 K is comparable to that of reported materials. The distribution of phonon momentum uncovers the important role of in resisting thermal transport. The analysis of symmetry-based phonon-phonon scattering routes reveals the significance of symmetry on phonon scattering. The crystal structure of can be used to regulate chemical elements to build high-performance thermoelectric materials. Our calculations provide an effective way to design thermoelectric materials, stimulating the study of full-Heusler materials.
5 More- Received 9 May 2021
- Revised 30 November 2021
- Accepted 7 February 2022
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevApplied.17.034023
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