Heat transport in energy materials: Study clarifies fundamental microscopic mechanism

https://phys.org/news/2023-06-energy-materials-fundamental-microscopic-mechanisms.html

"28 strong thermal insulators, 6 ultra-low thermal conductivity... mechanism allows systematic lowering thermal conductivity... temporary defect structures influence atomic motion short time, trigger lower thermal conductivities... These insights may offer new opportunities to fine-tune and design thermal insulators on a nanoscale level through defect engineering, potentially contributing to advances in energy-efficient technology... catalysis, turbines, and thermoelectric"

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