Calculation of the thermal conductivity of L2SrAl 2O7 (L= La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Dy)

  • Jing Feng
  • , Chunlei Wan
  • , Bing Xiao
  • , Rong Zhou
  • , Wei Pan
  • , David R. Clarke

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Abstract

Density functional perturbation theory, combined with quasi-harmonic approximation theory and the Debye theory, has been used to calculate the thermal conductivity of the double-perovskite perovskite slab-rocksalt layer oxide compounds L2SrAl2O7 (L= La, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, and Dy), a promising class of high-temperature thermal insulators. The predicted properties are compared with experimental data and show excellent agreement from room temperature up to 1000 °C. This indicates that the methodology is an effective approach to calculating the thermal conductivity of complex, defect-free crystal structures.

Original languageEnglish
Article number024302
JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Volume84
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 12 Jul 2011
Externally publishedYes

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