The temperature dependencies of the thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2 and Ag0.82Sb1.18Te2.18 were studied in the temperature range of 5–320 K. The obtained results are compared with quantitative calculations based on… Click to show full abstract
The temperature dependencies of the thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2 and Ag0.82Sb1.18Te2.18 were studied in the temperature range of 5–320 K. The obtained results are compared with quantitative calculations based on a theoretical model of generalized conductivity of heterogeneous systems. It was shown that a rather low value of thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2 and Ag0.82Sb1.18Te2.18 is associated with the disordering of the crystal structure, as well as phonon scattering by point defects and structural components. The presence of the second phase of Ag2Te leads to an increase in the thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2.The temperature dependencies of the thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2 and Ag0.82Sb1.18Te2.18 were studied in the temperature range of 5–320 K. The obtained results are compared with quantitative calculations based on a theoretical model of generalized conductivity of heterogeneous systems. It was shown that a rather low value of thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2 and Ag0.82Sb1.18Te2.18 is associated with the disordering of the crystal structure, as well as phonon scattering by point defects and structural components. The presence of the second phase of Ag2Te leads to an increase in the thermal conductivity of AgSbTe2.
               
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