A detailed understanding of phonon transport is crucial for engineering the thermal properties of materials. A particular doping strategy is now shown to lead to good thermoelectric performance with low thermal conductivity.
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Lu, Z. Phonon slowdown. Nat. Phys. 19, 1550–1551 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41567-023-02258-2
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