Integrated Combinatorial control of Electrical and Thermal transport properties in Silicides

硅化物是几项重要技术的组成部分，但目前对其性质的了解是支离破碎和不完整的。我们将引入一种新的方法来测量溅射材料库的导热系数，并在迄今为止对相稳定性、热学和电学输运性质进行最深入的研究中，建立一个全面、系统、实验和理论相结合的数据集。数据挖掘技术将被用来寻找复杂相的稳定性和热传输特性之间的潜在关联。此外，还将设计具有定制传输特性的多相硅化物，从而展示对硅化物中电和热传输特性的集成组合控制。

Silicides are an integral part of several important technologies, but current knowledge of their properties is fragmented and incomplete. Many phases still need to be explored and there is an urgent need for systematic determination and understanding of their transport properties.We will introduce a novel method to measure the thermal conductivity of sputtered material libraries and, in the most thorough investigation of phase stability, thermal and electric transport properties to date, a comprehensive, systematic and combined experimental and theoretical dataset will be produced. Data-mining techniques will be employed to find the underlying correlations between stability and thermal transport properties of complex phases. Furthermore, multi-phase silicides with tailored transport properties will be designed, thereby demonstrating an integrated combinatorial control of electrical and thermal transport properties in silicides.