Strong charge carrier scattering at grain boundaries of PbTe caused by the collapse of metavalent bonding
Studying the charge transport across individual grain boundaries is challenging yet important for materials design. Here, the authors find that metavalent bonding collapses at grain boundaries, increasing the barrier height for charge transport.
| Published in: | Nature Communications |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-02-01
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36415-1 |