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Realizing enhanced thermoelectric properties in Cu2S-alloyed SnSe based composites produced via solution synthesis and sintering
Chen, Yao1; Chen, Jie2; Zhang, Bin3; Yang, Meiling1; Liu, Xiaofang1; Wang, Hengyang1; Yang, Lei2; Wang, Guoyu4; Han, Guang1; Zhou, Xiaoyuan3,5
2021-07-10
摘要SnSe emerges as one of the most promising Te-free thermoelectric materials due to its strong anharmonicity and multiple valence bands structure. Recently, compositing has been proven effective in optimizing thermoelectric performance of various metal chalcogenides. Herein, a series of SnSe-xCu(2)S (x = 0, 0.5%, 1%, 3%, 5%) materials have been fabricated via solution synthesis, particle blending, and spark plasma sintering in sequence. After incorporating Cu2S, the materials become SnSe based composites with Cu doping, S substitution and Cu2SnSe3 secondary phase. We elucidate that the power factor of polycrystalline SnSe can be tuned and enhanced at varied temperature ranges through adjusting the addition amount of Cu2S. Additionally, the composites achieve suppressed lattice thermal conductivity when compared to SnSe itself, as the introduced point defects and SnSe/Cu2SnSe3 interfaces intensify phonon scattering. Consequently, SnSe-0.5%Cu2S and SnSe-3%Cu2S achieve a peak zT of 0.70 at 830 K (intermediate temperature range) and a highly increased zT of 0.28 at 473 K (low temperature range), respectively, which are similar to 130% and 200% of values reached by SnSe at the corresponding temperatures. The study demonstrates that our approach, which combines compositing with elemental doping and substitution, is effective in optimizing the thermoelectric performance of SnSe at varied temperature ranges. (C) 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science & Technology.
关键词Thermoelectric Tin chalcogenides Solution synthesis Composites Transmission electron microscopy
DOI10.1016/j.jmst.2020.10.062
发表期刊JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
ISSN1005-0302
卷号78页码:121-130
通讯作者Han, Guang(guang.han@cqu.edu.cn) ; Zhou, Xiaoyuan(xiaoyuan2013@cqu.edu.cn)
收录类别SCI
WOS记录号WOS:000652023600012
语种英语