Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3
Abstract
Low-energy rattling of potassium cations in open channels of Mg–Sb framework causes a Phonon-Glass thermal behavior of novel antimonide KMg4Sb3.
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- Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
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- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
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- 1434316
- Report Number(s):
- IS-J-9642
Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488; JMCAET; TRN: US1802683
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- AC02-07CH11358; SC0008931
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- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Materials Chemistry. A
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 11; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7488
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
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Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, and Kovnir, Kirill. Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3. United States: N. p., 2018.
Web. doi:10.1039/C8TA00553B.
Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, & Kovnir, Kirill. Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA00553B
Wang, Jian, Wang, Lin -Lin, and Kovnir, Kirill. Mon .
"Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8TA00553B. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1434316.
@article{osti_1434316,
title = {Phonon glass behavior beyond traditional cage structures: synthesis, crystal and electronic structure, and properties of KMg4Sb3},
author = {Wang, Jian and Wang, Lin -Lin and Kovnir, Kirill},
abstractNote = {Low-energy rattling of potassium cations in open channels of Mg–Sb framework causes a Phonon-Glass thermal behavior of novel antimonide KMg4Sb3.},
doi = {10.1039/C8TA00553B},
journal = {Journal of Materials Chemistry. A},
number = 11,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {2018},
month = {2}
}
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