Impact of the scattering physics on the power factor of complex thermoelectric materials

What is it about?

This work demonstrate how important is the proper treatment of the charge carrier scattering in the predictive modelling of thermoelectric materials.

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Why is it important?

The predictive modelling of novel compounds can significantly promote the discovery of efficient, cheap, and non-toxic thermoelectric materials. Large efforts to implement machine-learning techniques coupled to materials databases are currently being undertaken, but the adopted computational methods can dramatically affect the outcome.