Publication Type
Conference Paper
Journal Name
Journal of Electronic Materials
Publication Date
Page Numbers
1536 to 1539
Volume
44
Issue
6
Conference Name
International Conference on Thermoelectrics - ICT2014
Conference Location
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Conference Date
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Abstract
Diffuse elastic neutron scattering measurements confirm that AgSbTe2 has a hierarchical structure, with defects on length scales from nanometers to microns. While scattering from mesoscale structure is consistent with previously-proposed structures in which Ag and Sb order on a NaCl lattice, more diffuse scattering from nanoscale structure suggests a structural rearrangement in which hexagonal layers form a combination of (ABC), (ABA), and (AAB) stacking sequences. The AgCrSe2 structure is the best-fitting model for the local atomic arrangements.
