Prediction of Spectral Phonon Mean Free Path and Thermal Conductivity with Applications to Thermoelectrics and Thermal Management: A Review

<table>The accumulated thermal conductivity of different bulk materials as a function of phonon mean free path at room temperature calculated from ALD by first principle approach. (Diamond [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B62">64</a>]; Si (iterative) [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B62">64</a>]; Si (standard) [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B98">107</a>]; GaAs [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B110">118</a>]; FaAs/AlAs [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B111">119</a>]; PbTe [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B97">106</a>]; PbSe [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B97">106</a>]; PbTe<sub>0.5</sub>Se<sub>0.5</sub> [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B97">106</a>]; Mg<sub>2</sub>Si [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B61">63</a>]; Mg<sub>2</sub>Sn [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B61">63</a>]; Mg<sub>2</sub>Si<sub>0.6</sub>Sn<sub>0.4</sub> [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B61">63</a>]; ZrCoSb [<a href="/journals/jnm/2014/206370/#B112">120</a>]).</table>

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