Combined experimental and theoretical studies of lattice dynamics in PbTe under high pressures
Grant Data
Project Title
Combined experimental and theoretical studies of lattice dynamics in PbTe under high pressures
Principal Investigator
Professor Chen, Yue
(Principal Investigator (PI))
Co-Investigator(s)
Dr Weber Frank
(Co-Investigator)
Mr Heid Rolf
(Co-Investigator)
Ms Li shasha
(Co-Investigator)
Mr Yu Hulei
(Co-Investigator)
Duration
24
Start Date
2018-01-01
Amount
89600
Conference Title
Combined experimental and theoretical studies of lattice dynamics in PbTe under high pressures
Keywords
experimental, high pressures, lattice dynamics in PbTe
Discipline
Others - Mechanical, Production and Industrial Engineering
Panel
Engineering (E)
HKU Project Code
G-HKU704/17
Grant Type
Germany/Hong Kong Joint Research Scheme
Funding Year
2017
Status
Completed
Objectives
To understand the anomalous lattice dynamics and phonon couplings of PbTe thermoelectrics at elevated temperatures 2. To obtain the phonon power spectra of PbTe under hydrostatic pressures from IXS measurements and DFT calculations 3. To develop new strategies for enhancing thermal energy conversion efficiency based on phonon engineering