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Significant Reduction of Lattice Thermal Conductivity by the Electron-Phonon Interaction in Silicon with High Carrier Concentrations: A First-Principles Study

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dc.contributor Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
dc.contributor Liao, Bolin
dc.contributor Qiu, Bo
dc.contributor Zhou, Jiawei
dc.contributor Huberman, Samuel C.
dc.contributor Chen, Gang
dc.creator Liao, Bolin
dc.creator Qiu, Bo
dc.creator Zhou, Jiawei
dc.creator Esfarjani, Keivan
dc.creator Chen, Gang
dc.creator Huberman, Samuel C.
dc.date 2015-03-27T17:04:12Z
dc.date 2015-03-27T17:04:12Z
dc.date 2015-03
dc.date 2014-11
dc.date 2015-03-18T22:00:07Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:08:24Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:08:24Z
dc.identifier 0031-9007
dc.identifier 1079-7114
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/96221
dc.identifier Liao, Bolin, et al. "Significant Reduction of Lattice Thermal Conductivity by the Electron-Phonon Interaction in Silicon with High Carrier Concentrations: A First-Principles Study." Phys. Rev. Lett. 114, 115901 (March 2015). © 2015 American Physical Society
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0898-0803
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0865-8096
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3968-8530
dc.identifier https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9872-5688
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/278898
dc.description The electron-phonon interaction is well known to create major resistance to electron transport in metals and semiconductors, whereas fewer studies are directed to its effect on phonon transport, especially in semiconductors. We calculate the phonon lifetimes due to scattering with electrons (or holes), combine them with the intrinsic lifetimes due to the anharmonic phonon-phonon interaction, all from first principles, and evaluate the effect of the electron-phonon interaction on the lattice thermal conductivity of silicon. Unexpectedly, we find a significant reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity at room temperature as the carrier concentration goes above 10[superscript 19]  cm[superscript −3] (the reduction reaches up to 45% in p-type silicon at around 10[superscript 21]  cm[superscript −3]), a range of great technological relevance to thermoelectric materials.
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dc.language en
dc.publisher American Physical Society
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.114.115901
dc.relation Physical Review Letters
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dc.rights American Physical Society
dc.source American Physical Society
dc.title Significant Reduction of Lattice Thermal Conductivity by the Electron-Phonon Interaction in Silicon with High Carrier Concentrations: A First-Principles Study
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