haʊˈɛvɚ, ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ tə tˈeɪk ɐdvˈæntɪdʒ ʌv ðɪs ˌʊltɹɐlˈoʊ lˈæɾɪs θˈɜːməl kɑːndəktˈɪvᵻɾi, ðə sˈɪnθəsˌɪs mˈɛθəd mˈʌst ɹɪzˈʌlt ɪn mˈækɹəskˌeɪl sˈɪŋɡəl kɹˈɪstəlz æz pˈiːtˈaɪp pˌɑːlɪkɹˈɪstɐlˌaɪn ˌɛsˈɛn sˈiː hˈæzbiːn ʃˈoʊn tə hæv ɐ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkəntli ɹᵻdˈuːst zˌiːtˈiː.
However, in order to take advantage of this ultralow lattice thermal conductivity, the synthesis method must result in macroscale single crystals as p-type polycrystalline SnSe has been shown to have a significantly reduced ZT.