Low thermal conductivity and triaxial phononic anisotropy of SnSe

Abstract

In this theoretical study, we investigate the origins of the very low thermal conductivity of tin selenide (SnSe) using ab-initio calculations. We obtained high-temperature lattice thermal conductivity values that are close to those of amorphous compounds. We also found a strong anisotropy between the three crystallographic axes: one of the in-plane directions conducts heat much more easily than the other. Our results are compatible with most of the experimental literature on SnSe, and differ markedly from the more isotropic values reported by a recent study.

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