Lattice dynamics of the tin sulphides SnS2, SnS and Sn2S3: vibrational spectra and thermal transport

First-principles lattice-dynamics calculations are used to model and compare the vibrational spectra and thermal transport of four bulk tin-sulphide materials.

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