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How are the lattice constants of pbte and snte expressed?


Asked by Mira Moyer on Dec 01, 2021 FAQ



Lattice constants for both PbTe and SnTe crystallized in the rock salt structure at are collected in Table 5.1. Their temperature dependence is expressed by the thermal expansion coefficient, which is rather large compared to other semiconductors.
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Given PbTe’s octahedral structure and its three valence electrons per atom, the choice of bond occupation is not unique. This leads to hybridization between all the possible choices for the three electrons forming the six bonds.
Likewise, Usually, group IV–VI, V 2 –VI 3 and V materials have low thermal conductivity. This becomes particularly obvious when IV–VI materials are compared with III–V compounds. For example, the thermal conductivity of SnTe is only 4 W/m-K while that of InSb, adjacent to SnTe in the periodic table, is 16 W/m-K at room temperature 7, 8.
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The modification of band structure in SnTe leads to considerable enhancement of Seebeck coefficient. In the meanwhile, GeTe/PbTe coalloying leads to significant lattice softening by intense internal stains, arisen from the high density dislocations at the grain boundaries. The lattice softening leads to a low lattice thermal conductivity.
One may also ask,
Similarly, in hexagonal crystal structures, the a and b constants are equal, and we only refer to the a and c constants. A group of lattice constants could be referred to as lattice parameters. However, the full set of lattice parameters consist of the three lattice constants and the three angles between them.