Unexpected low thermal conductivity and large power factor in Dirac semimetal Cd_3As_2 |
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| Affiliation: | 1. State Key Laboratory of Surface Physics and Department of Physics, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;2. Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China;3. Key Laboratory for Computational Physical Sciences (MOE), Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China |
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Thermoelectrics has long been considered as a promising way of power generation for the next decades. So far, extensive efforts have been devoted to the search of ideal thermoelectric materials, which require both high electrical conductivity and low thermal conductivity. Recently, the emerging Dirac semimetal Cd3As2, a three-dimensional analogue of graphene, has been reported to host ultra-high mobility and good electrical conductivity as metals. Here, we report the observation of unexpected low thermal conductivity in Cd3As2, one order of magnitude lower than the conventional metals or semimetals with a similar electrical conductivity, despite the semimetal band structure and high electron mobility. The power factor also reaches a large value of 1.58 mW·m-1·K-2 at room temperature and remains non-saturated up to 400 K. Corroborating with the first-principles calculations, we find that the thermoelectric performance can be well-modulated by the carrier concentration in a wide range. This work demonstrates the Dirac semimetal Cd3As2 as a potential candidate of thermoelectric materials. |
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| Keywords: | Dirac semimetal thermal conductivity power factor thermoelectric material |
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