7. References

For users seeking the theoretical background of the Spectral Energy Density (SED) method, we recommend consulting the following key publications:

[1] Ting Liang, Wenwu Jiang, Ke Xu, Hekai Bu, Zheyong Fan, Wengen Ouyang, Jianbin Xu, PYSED: A tool for extracting kinetic-energy-weighted phonon dispersion and lifetime from molecular dynamics simulations, Journal of Applied Physics, 138, 075101 (2025).

[2] J. A. Thomas, J. E. Turney, R. M. Iutzi, C. H. Amon, A. J. H. McGaughey, Predicting phonon dispersion relations and lifetimes from the spectral energy density, Physical Review B, 81, 081411 (2010).

7.1. Citation Notice

If you use the pysed package in your research or publications, please cite both references listed above to acknowledge the work and support continued development.