Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1612435 | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The phonon dispersions and phonon density of states (DOS) of cubic PbS are obtained, based on density functional perturbation theory (DFPT) and the norm-conserving pseudo-potential method. The heat capacity of PbS is calculated then. The anharmonic single-mode relaxation-time is investigated by applying the Fermi's golden rule. Considering two kinds of phonon scattering mechanisms, the lattice thermal conductivity of PbS is obtained. When the temperature rises to about 10Â K, the thermal conductivity reaches the maximum. When the temperature is higher than 300Â K, the thermal conductivity tends to be stable.
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Authors
Li Wei, Jun-fang Chen, Qin-yu He, Wang Teng,