Abstract
The electronic structure of the three sites in the thallium filled skutterudites was studied. Two series of thallium filled skutterudites were formed because thallium has a formal valence of +1 and iron or tin must replace some of the cobalt or antimony respectively, to maintain charge neutrality. Large atomic mean-square displacements were observed for the thallium filling atoms and it helps to produce the large thermal resistivity observed for these skutterudites.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 7236-7241 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Applied Physics |
Volume | 92 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Dec 15 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |