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.
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.