Local phonon mode in thermoelectric Bi2Te2Se from charge neutral antisites

Abstract

Local modes caused by defects play a significant role in the thermal transport properties of thermoelectrics. Of particular interest are charge-neutral defects that suppress thermal conductivity, without significantly reducing electrical transport. Here we report a temperature dependent Raman study, that identifies such a mode in a standard thermoelectric material, Bi2Te2Se. One of the modes observed, whose origin has been debated for decades, was shown mostly likely to be an antisite defect induced local mode. The anomalous temperature independent broadening of the local mode is ascribed to the random arrangement of Se atoms. The temperature renormalization of all modes are well explained by an anharmonic model-Klemens's model.

arXiv comment6 pages, 5 figures

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