Article
Energy & Fuels
Okmin Park, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Sang Jeong Park, Se Woong Lee, Sang-il Kim
Summary: This study reports the improved thermoelectric properties of singly and lightly Pb-doped Sb2Te3 polycrystalline alloys, with increased carrier transport properties and electrical conductivity, decreased Seebeck coefficient, and reduced lattice thermal conductivity. The maximum thermoelectric figure of merit achieved is 0.97, which is the highest reported value for singly-doped Sb2Te3-based alloys. The maximum energy conversion efficiency is calculated to be 9.0% for a temperature difference of 350 K, surpassing other singly or codoped Sb2Te3 alloys.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xunuo Lou, Shuang Li, Xiang Chen, Qingtang Zhang, Houquan Deng, Jian Zhang, Di Li, Xuemei Zhang, Yongsheng Zhang, Haibo Zeng, Guodong Tang
Summary: This study successfully prepared polycrystalline SnSe materials with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity and high thermoelectric performance by utilizing lattice strain technology. The static lattice strain caused by lattice dislocations and stacking faults, as well as the effects of Ga doping, provide an effective path to improve thermoelectric performance.
Article
Physics, Applied
Kaiyang Xia, Chaoliang Hu, Chenguang Fu, Xinbing Zhao, Tiejun Zhu
Summary: Half-Heusler compounds with 18 valence electrons are considered promising high-temperature thermoelectric materials, while nominal 19-electron compounds have gained popularity due to their unexpected high performance. The focus is now on the discovery and challenges of cation-deficient 19-electron half-Heusler compounds with vacancy-related short-range order, offering insights into defect-tailored thermoelectric properties.
APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Animesh Bhui, Subarna Das, Raagya Arora, Usha Bhat, Prabir Dutta, Tanmoy Ghosh, Riddhimoy Pathak, Ranjan Datta, Umesh V. Waghmare, Kanishka Biswas
Summary: Defect engineering, achieved by precise tuning of atomic disorder, can significantly enhance thermoelectric performance. The introduction of Hg doping into AgSbTe2 reduces structural disorder, increases carrier mobility, and lowers lattice thermal conductivity. A high thermoelectric figure-of-merit, zT, is achieved at 570K.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Jesse Maassen
Summary: The study focuses on deriving the optimal bounded transport distribution for maximizing the thermoelectric figure of merit, providing upper limits for ZT and power factor. The results help establish practical upper limits on the performance of TE materials and guide band and scattering engineering strategies.
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Valentin Weippert, Kristian Witthaut, Monika Pointner, Malte Sachs, Lucien Eisenburger, Florian Kraus, Dirk Johrendt
Summary: RbGe7As15 and CsGe7As15 are narrow-band p-type semiconductors with high electrical conductivities and carrier densities, crystallized in a sodalite-type structure. BaGe8As14 exhibits an ultralow lattice thermal conductivity, while RbGe7As15 has a higher thermal conductivity due to the absence of rattling.
CHEMISTRY OF MATERIALS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Hai-Long Sun, Chuan-Lu Yang, Mei-Shan Wang, Xiao-Guang Ma, You-Gen Yi
Summary: Two high dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) materials and high energy conversion efficiency (η) thermoelectric materials AgMF3 (M = Zn, Cd) are proposed based on first-principles calculations, demonstrating promising thermoelectric performance. The theoretical findings provide valuable insights for the development of efficient thermoelectric materials.
MATERIALS TODAY ENERGY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Lu Liu, Chengxiao Peng, Zhenzhen Feng, Yuli Yan, Guangbiao Zhang, Chao Wang, Peiyu Zhang, Qinfen Gu
Summary: This study investigates the impact of uniaxial strain on the thermoelectric conversion efficiency of puckered monolayer arsenic antimonide (SbAs), showing that tensile strain can significantly lower the lattice thermal conductivity, improve the power factor, and enhance the thermoelectric figure of merit.
PHYSICA STATUS SOLIDI-RAPID RESEARCH LETTERS
(2021)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Lili Su, Xian Luo, Bo-Wei Huang, Bin Huang, Jiang-Hua Shen, Yan-Qing Yang
Summary: Ag and Pb co-doped polycrystalline SnSe materials were prepared and their thermoelectric properties were systematically investigated. The addition of Pb effectively improved the conductivity, with a room temperature carrier concentration of 2.9 x 10(18) cm(-3) in the Sn0.94Ag0.01Pb0.05Se sample. Ag2Se phase was formed in the material. The growth of SnSe polycrystalline grains with increased content of Ag and Pb resulted in an increase in thermal conductivity. The ZT value of the Sn0.98Ag0.01Pb0.01Se sample at 873 K was 1.4, lower than that of pure SnSe polycrystalline.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Zhifang Zhou, Yi Huang, Bin Wei, Yueyang Yang, Dehong Yu, Yunpeng Zheng, Dongsheng He, Wenyu Zhang, Mingchu Zou, Jin-Le Lan, Jiaqing He, Ce-Wen Nan, Yuan-Hua Lin
Summary: In this study, a fast preparation method of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis was used to realize in situ compositing of BiCuSeO and Cu2Se, optimizing the service stability of the thermoelectric materials. Additionally, the introduction of graphene in the composites improved the carrier mobility and reduced lattice thermal conductivity. The Cu2Se-BiCuSeO-graphene composites exhibited excellent thermoelectric properties.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
P. K. Jamshina Sanam, Midhun Shah, P. P. Pradyumnan
Summary: Here, we modified the band structure of P-type Mg-doped CuCrO2 thin films by inducing lattice compressive strain through defects. The results showed a significant increase in p-type conductivity and power factor, confirming the impact of thermal phonon modes on the thermoelectric properties of the material.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN ELECTRONICS
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Seong-Tae Kim, Jong Min Park, Kwi-Il Park, Sang-Eun Chun, Ho Seong Lee, Pyuck-Pa Choi, Seonghoon Yi
Summary: In this study, composites were prepared by adding carbon materials with different pore size distributions into commercial Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thermoelectric material, resulting in improved thermoelectric properties. The composites effectively decreased thermal conductivity and increased the figure of merit, leading to significantly enhanced output power, offering a new approach for performance optimization of commercial thermoelectric materials.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
H. H. Huang, Xiaofeng Fan, W. T. Zheng, David J. Singh
Summary: The layered semiconductor Ge4Se3Te shows promising transport properties for thermoelectric applications, with potential improvements in carrier mobility and power factor through dimensional reduction. The unique bonding nature of the monolayer leads to low lattice thermal conductivity and phonon scattering, indicating a high thermoelectric performance potential with a possible ZT value of up to 2.6 at 900 K.
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Inorganic & Nuclear
Suneesh Meledath Valiyaveettil, Duc-Long Nguyen, Deniz P. Wong, Cheng-Rong Hsing, Laura Paradis-Fortin, Mohammad Qorbani, Amr Sabbah, Ta-Lei Chou, Kuei-Kuan Wu, Vasudevan Rathinam, Ching-Ming Wei, Li-Chyong Chen, Kuei-Hsien Chen
Summary: We report the phase evolution and thermoelectric properties of a series of Co(Ge0.5Te0.5)(3-x)Sb-x compositions synthesized by mechanical alloying. Sb doping induces a structural transition and increases carrier concentration and thermopower. The carrier transport from both primary and secondary conduction bands contributes to the exceptional electronic properties. Twisting the phosphorus rings by replacing Sb-4 rings with Ge2Te2 ones effectively reduces thermal conductivity and enhances the dimensionless figure-of-merit (zT).
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Airan Li, Chaoliang Hu, Bin He, Mengyu Yao, Chenguang Fu, Yuechu Wang, Xinbing Zhao, Claudia Felser, Tiejun Zhu
Summary: The authors experimentally demonstrated the effective use of valley anisotropy in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of materials with anisotropic Fermi pockets, showing a 3-fold increase in carrier mobility along the light-band direction compared to the heavy-band direction, accompanied by a similar Seebeck coefficient and lower lattice thermal conductivity, resulting in a 3.6-fold increase in room-temperature zT. Additionally, first-principles calculations of 66 isostructural Zintl phase compounds were conducted, with 9 of them displaying a p(z)-orbital-dominated valence band similar to Mg3Sb2.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sujoy K. Mandal, Devdas Karmakar, Supriya Ghosal, Sumana Paul, Debnarayan Jana
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Supriya Ghosal, Homnath Luitel, Sujoy K. Mandal, Dirtha Sanyal, Debnarayan Jana
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
(2020)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sumona Sinha, Supriya Ghosal, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: The study reveals that the adsorption of PTCDI molecule on free-standing graphene monolayer leads to a transformation from a semi-metallic to a conventional semiconductor, inducing a bandgap in the band structure. It is observed that the charge transfer mediated molecular sites specific van der waals (vdW) interaction across the graphene/PTCDI interface creates a conduction gap. These findings may open up possibilities for new graphene-based molecular electronic and optoelectronic devices.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
(2021)
Article
Physics, Applied
Supriya Ghosal, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: Under the influence of an electric field, tetragonal germanene (T-Ge) exhibits unique thermoelectric and optical properties, with electronic modifications significantly enhancing its thermoelectric and optical spectra, making it a smart choice for nano-device applications.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Supriya Ghosal, Subhadip Nath, Arka Bandyopadhyay, Sabyasachi Sen, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: Quantum dots based on tetragonal silicene and tetragonal germanene have shown great potential in photonics applications, with their specific electronic energy gaps and optical properties enhancing nonlinear optical characteristics and light-harvesting efficiency. These QDs also exhibit outstanding second- and third-order nonlinear optical responses, making them efficient in nonlinear optical fields and photonics applications. Additionally, their participation in metal-free water splitting photocatalysis contributes towards a pollutant-free green environment.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
Review
Physics, Applied
Supriya Ghosal, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: This article discusses the recent advancements in 2D tetragonal networks containing group-IVA and VA elements and their potential applications in thermoelectrics and nano-photonics. The breakthrough of graphene has shown that decreasing dimensionality of semiconducting materials can lead to exceptional properties, and tetragonal allotropes such as T-Si and T-Ge exhibit unique electronic structures.
APPLIED PHYSICS REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Physics, Applied
Supriya Ghosal, Kajari Dutta, Suman Chowdhury, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: Based on the Hubbard U corrected density functional theory, this study critically explores the electronic and optical responses of multiferroic Bismuth ferrite. By considering the Hubbard U parameter for Fe-3d states as well as O-2p states, accurate band gap description and optical characteristics of BFO are obtained. Crystal field transitions of Fe3+ ions are found to explain the multiple transitions observed in the absorption spectra, supporting the accuracy of the DFT + U approach.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS D-APPLIED PHYSICS
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mainak Ghosh, Supriya Ghosal, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: In this theoretical study, the optical and thermoelectric properties of Phagraphene and its B-N co-doped analogous configurations are critically investigated. The research reveals the anisotropic optical responses and enhanced static dielectric constant and refractive index of Phagraphene. Additionally, a significantly higher figure of merit is observed in Phagraphene, which is uncommon among graphene allotropes.
ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Suman Chowdhury, Supriya Ghosal, Deep Mondal, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: This study systematically investigates the structural, electronic, and thermal transport properties of AA-stacked bilayer biphenylene sheet using first-principles calculations and machine-learning interatomic potential approaches. The results show that the optimized geometry of the bilayer satisfies stability criteria and exhibits a metallic band structure. The thermal transport characteristics are analyzed in terms of thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and electrical conductivity variations. It is found that the thermal conductivity of AA-stacked bilayer Biphenylene increases linearly with temperature in the electronic part, while the lattice contributions show an inverse function of temperature. The negative thermal expansion properties of AA-stacked bilayer BPN suggest potential applications in tailoring the thermal expansion coefficient in practical situations.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY OF SOLIDS
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Supriya Ghosa, Niladri Sekhar Mondal, Suman Chowdhury, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: Graphene and its derivatives are attractive candidates for thermoelectric energy conversion. The experimental feasibility of germanium embedded graphene system has motivated the exploration of two new phases of germa-graphene structures using first-principles calculations and machine-learning approaches. These phases are found to be stable and suitable for experimental fabrications. Depending on the concentration of germanium, germa-graphene exhibits different electronic properties and can be used for thermoelectric applications. Additionally, the rectifying applications of germa-graphene nanoribbons are interesting to explore.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2023)
Review
Physics, Multidisciplinary
Supriya Ghosal, Arka Bandyopadhyay, Suman Chowdhury, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: This article introduces the Dirac fermion properties of silicene, a silicon counterpart of graphene, and its potential value in device applications. The transport features of silicene and its nano derivatives are explored, and the thermoelectric properties and enhancement routes are investigated. Moreover, the recent progress in biosensing applications of silicene and its hetero-structures are highlighted.
REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Supriya Ghosal, Suman Chowdhury, Debnarayan Jana
Summary: This article systematically explores the structural, electronic, and thermal transport characteristics of bilayer tetragonal graphene using first-principles calculations and machine-learning interatomic potential approaches. The study confirms metallic band structure similar to monolayer T-graphene, and analyzes the thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and electrical conductivity of the bilayer TG structure. The results show linearly increasing electronic thermal conductivity with temperature while the lattice part exhibits the opposite behavior, and the Seebeck coefficient transitions from negative to positive values with increasing temperature. The study also verifies the Wiedemann-Franz law and confirms the Debye model behavior of specific heat at low temperature for the bilayer TG structure.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2021)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Supriya Ghosal, Arka Bandyopadhyay, Debnarayan Jana
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2020)