Table 1 Comparison of the dominant phonon scattering mechanisms across a range of perovskite compounds, from simple to complex structures

From: Ineffectiveness of formamidine in suppressing ultralow thermal conductivity in cubic hybrid perovskite FAPbI3

Compound

Main origin of scattering

Secondary origin of scattering

Theoretical support / evidence

Method

No. of atoms

CsBBr₃ (B = Ca, Cd, Sn)31

BBr6

Cs rattling behavior

DFT + WTE

DFT + WTE

5

Cs₂PbI₂Cl₂13

PbI2Cl4

Cs rattling behavior

Yes / participation ratio

DFT

7

Cs₂SnI₆37

SnI₆

Cs rattling behavior

Yes / participation ratio

DFT + WTE

9

Cs₂AgBiBr₆36

AgBr₆, BiBr₆

Cs rattling behavior

Yes / participation ratio + neglecting mode technique

DFT + WTE

10

FAPbI₃ [this work]

PbI6

None

Yes / participation ratio + neglecting mode technique

DFT + WTE

12

MAPbI₃43

MA⁺

[PbI₃]⁻

Yes

CMD + GK

12