Mg_2Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7)掺杂Ag和Li的热电性能对比

采用两步固相法合成了物相均匀的Mg_(2(1–x))Ag_(2x)Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7)(x=0,0.01,0.02,0.03,0.04,0.05)和Mg_(2(1–y))Li_(2y)Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7) (y=0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08)热电材料,测试了室温物理性能和室温至773 K的热电性能,研究了不同掺杂剂的固溶度、微观结构、载流子浓度、电性能和热输运. X射线衍射图谱和扫描电子显微镜图像显示掺杂Ag和Li的固溶度分别为x=0.03和y=0.06.根据单抛物线模型, p型的Mg_(2(1–x))Ag_(2x)Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7)和Mg_(2(1–y))Li_(2y)Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7)的有效质量为1.2m0.对比结果表明:掺杂Ag或Li的最大载流子浓度分别达到4.64×1019 cm~(–3)和15.1×1019 cm~(–3);掺杂Li元素的样品有较高的固溶度、较高的载流子浓度和较高的功率因子PF约为1.62×10~(–3) W·m~(–1)·K~(–2);掺杂Li元素样品中较高的载流子浓度能够有效抑制双极效应,显著降低双极热导率; Mg_(1.92)Li_(0.08)Si_(0.3)Sn_(0.7)的最大ZT值0.54,比Mg1.9Ag0.1Si0.3Sn0.7的最大ZT值0.34提高了大约58%.根据Callaway理论,由于质量场波动和应变场波动增强声子散射,掺杂Ag和Li元素样品的晶格热导率比未掺杂样品明显降低.     

多组元掺杂提升Cu_3SbSe_4基固溶体的热电性能

Cu_3SbSe_4是一种具有黄铜矿结构的三元p-型半导体材料,在热电领域颇受重视.本次工作采用在Cu_3SbSe_4中先掺杂Sn与S,然后再掺杂Ga2Te3这一多组元掺杂方式,通过能带及晶体结构计算,了解多组元掺杂后热电性能提升的结构因素.能带计算表明,共掺杂Sn与S后,禁带区域萌生出杂质带,导致材料的载流子浓度(n_H)和电学性能大幅提高.在691 K时,功率因子(PF)从本征的5.2μW·cm~(–1)·K~(–2)增大到13.0μW·cm~(–1)·K~(–2).虽然Ga占位在Sb或Te占位在Se位置对能带结构作用甚少,但四面体[Sb Se4]和[Se Cu3Sb]的键长和键角发生了改变,从而产生了明显的局部点阵畸变.因此,在691 K时,晶格热导率(k L)从1.23 W·K~(–1)·m~(–1)降低到0.81 W·K~(–1)·m~(–1),有效地抑制了总热导率(k)的提高.最终,材料的最大热电优值(ZT)为0.64,而本征Cu_3SbSe_4的ZT值为0.26.     

非化学计量比AgSbTe2+x化合物制备及热电性能

采用高纯元素直接熔融、淬火并结合放电等离子烧结方法制备了非化学计量比AgSbTe_2+x(x=0—0.05)系列样品,研究了不同Te含量在300—600 K范围内对样品热电性能的影响规律.结果表明:随着Te含量的增加,Ag⁺离子空位浓度增加,空穴浓度和电导率大幅度提高,Seebeck系数减小.热导率随Te过量程度的增加略有增加,但所有Te过量样品的晶格热导率均介于0.32—0.49 W/mK之间,低于化学计量比样品的值,接近理论最低晶格热导率.AgS 关键词： 2')" href="#">AgSbTe₂ 非化学计量比 热电性能 热导率     

p-型层状氧化锌的热电性质研究

采用第一性原理和玻尔兹曼输运理论,我们系统的研究了p-型二层氧化锌的热电性质.基于对单层氧化锌的晶格优化,计算得到其无虚频的声子谱,证明了它的热力学稳定性.由此构建了热力学性质稳定的二层氧化锌.采用实空间有限差分法生成了二层氧化锌的二阶和三阶力常数,然后得到了其声子散射和晶格热导率,使用两种计算方法得到了其晶格热导率在室温下分别为κ_ι~(BTE)=2.65 W/m·K和κ_ι~(RTA)=2.38 W/m·K.并且得到了p-型二层氧化锌在300 K至900 K等差温度下的热电优值为0.052～0.601,证明通过调节温度可以获得较高的热电优值.     

二维材料XTe_2(X=Pd,Pt)热电性能的第一性原理计算

利用密度泛函理论结合玻尔兹曼输运方程,预测了二维层状热电材料XTe_2 (X=Pd, Pt)的热电性质.两种材料都具有较低的热导率,材料的晶格热导率随温度的升高而降低,且表现出各向异性.而电子热导率随温度的升高而升高.在较低温时,晶格热导率对总热导率的贡献占据主导地位.较高的载流子迁移率、电导率及塞贝克系数也对材料的热电转换效率产生极大的影响,展现出较为优异的电输运性能.对比分析PdTe_2和PtTe_2两种材料的ZT值,发现两种材料的热电性能以p型掺杂为主. PtTe_2单层的ZT值高于PdTe_2单层,并且PtTe_2单层在常温下的ZT峰值可达到2.75,是一种极具潜力的热电材料.     

CuGaTe_2和CuInTe_2的电子和热电性质的第一性原理研究

热电材料是通过载流子作用实现热能和电能直接转换的功能材料,在能源、环境、国防等领域具有重要应用.如何提高材料的转换效率是目前热电材料研究的关键.最近发现,三元黄铜矿Ⅰ-Ⅲ-Ⅳ_2(Ⅰ=Ag,Cu;Ⅲ=Al,Ga,In;Ⅳ=S,Se,Te)是一类潜在的高性能热电材料,其结构独特,可通过多种途径优化其性能.本文采用基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法系统地研究CuGaTe_2和CuInTe_2的电子特性,为提高其热电效率提供新思路研究发现改进的Becke Johnson-广义梯度近似比广义梯度近似交换关联近似计算的能隙值更接近实验值.基于玻尔兹曼理论研究了体系热电性质,发现通过优化载流子的浓度可以改善体系的热电性.通过拟合计算的晶格热导率发现,在300-800 K,CuGaTe_2和CuInTe_2的晶格热导率和温度成反比,表明其晶格热导率主要来源于声子散射,并且声子散射又是以Umklapp散射为主.CuGaTe_2在700 K的热电优值ZT可以达到0.63,远大于其他Te类材料的ZT值.     

高压制备Ag_(1-x)Pb_(18)SbTe_(20)及其电学性能的研究

采用高压方法制备了Ag偏离化学计量比的Ag1-xPb18SbTe20(x=0,0.3,0.6)样品,研究了Ag含量及温度对样品电学输运性能的影响。X射线衍射测试结果表明,样品具有单相NaCl结构,晶格常数随Ag含量的减少而变小。电学输运性能测试表明:与常规制备方法相比,高压方法制备的AgPb18SbTe20样品的电导率较高;样品电导率随x的增大而逐渐增大,x=0.6时,室温条件下的样品电导率高达1 598.4S/cm。随着温度的升高,Seebeck系数增大,电导率减小。300℃时,Ag0.4Pb18SbTe20样品的功率因子达到最大值,约为1.97mW/(m·K2)。     

单层Cu2X的热电性质

具有低晶格热导率和高热电优值的二维(2D)材料可用于热电器件的制备.本文通过第一性原理和玻尔兹曼输运理论,系统地预测了单层Cu₂X (X=S, Se)的热电性质.研究发现单层Cu₂Se较Cu₂S在室温下具有更低的晶格热导率(1.93 W/(m·K)和3.25 W/(m·K)),这源于其更低的德拜温度和更强的非谐性.单层Cu₂X(X=S, Se)价带顶处的能带简并效应显著增大了其载流子有效质量,导致p型掺杂下具有高的塞贝克系数和低的电导率.在最优掺杂浓度下,单层Cu₂S (Cu₂Se) n型的功率因数16.5 mW/(m·K²)(25.9 mW/(m·K²))远高于其p型的功率因数1.1 mW/(m·K²)(6.6 mW/(m·K²)),且随着温度的提升这一优势将更加明显.温度为700 K时,单层Cu₂S和Cu₂Se在n型最优掺...     

纳米SiO2复合对Mg3Sb2基材料热电性能的影响

Mg₃(Sb,Bi)2基热电材料由于其优异的热电性能和较低的成本近来受到广泛的关注.本研究通过将纳米SiO₂复合进成分为Mg_3.275Mn_0.025Sb_1.49Bi_0.5Te_0.01的基体相中,考察其热电输运性能的变化及机制.结果表明,当SiO₂复合进Mg₃Sb₂基材料中时,由于引进大量的微小晶界,能有效地散射声子,促使晶格热导率降低,优化热输运性能,如SiO₂体积含量为0.54%时,室温时热导率由复合前的1.24 W/(m·K)降至1.04 W/(m·K),降幅达到15%;同时其对电子也产生强烈的散射作用,导致迁移率和电导率大幅下滑,结果表现为近室温区功率因子剧烈衰减,恶化了电输运性能.电性能相对于热性能较大降低幅度使得材料在整个测试温区的热电优值没有得到改善.纳米SiO₂作为Mg₃Sb₂     

Ga填充n型方钴矿化合物的结构及热电性能

用熔融退火结合放电等离子烧结(SPS)技术制备了具有不同Ga填充含量的Ga_xCo₄Sb₁₂方钴矿化合物,研究了不同Ga含量对其热电传输特性的影响规律. Rietveld结构解析表明,Ga占据晶体学2a空洞位置,Ga填充上限约为0.22,当Ga的名义组成x≤0.25时,样品的电导率、室温载流子浓度N_p随Ga含量的增加而增加,Seebeck系数随Ga含量的增加而减小. 室温下霍尔测试表明,每一个Ga授予框架0.9个电子,比Ga的氧化价态Ga³⁺小得多. 由于Ga离子半径相对较小,致使Ga填充方钴矿化合物的热导率κ及晶格热导率κ_L较其他元素填充的方钴矿化合物低. 当x＝0.22时对应的样品在300K时的热导率和晶格热导率分别为3.05Wm^-1·K^-1和 2.86Wm^-1·K^-1.在600K下Ga_0.22Co_4.0Sb_12.0样品晶格热导率达到最小,为1.83Wm^-1·K^-1,最大热电优值Z,在560K处达1.31×10^-3K^-1. 关键词： skutterudite化合物 Ga原子填充 结构 热电性能     

含硫宽禁带Ga2Te3基热电半导体的声电输运特性

目前对宽禁带半导体热电材料的研究开始升温, 原因是本征情况下宽禁带半导体往往具有低的热导率和高的Seebeck系数. Ga₂Te₃ 是一类带有缺陷的宽禁带半导体, 其在临界温度680± 10 K和757± 10 K处会参与共析转变和包晶反应, 因此会产生反应热. 本次工作采用少量的S元素等电子替换Ga₂Te₃中的Te元素, 观察到在临界温度附近热焓的变化, 但没有相变发生. 受热焓变化的影响这类材料在临界温度附近出现了较活跃的声电输运行为, 具体表现为热容和Seebeck系数(α)明显增大及热扩散系数(热导率)和电导率下降. 例, 对于x=0.05的材料, 其α值从596 K 时的376.3(μV·K^-1)迅速增大到695 K时的608.2(μV·K^-1), 然后又随温度升高到764 K时迅速降低到213.8(μV·K^-1). 在596 K到812 K范围, Seebeck系数和电导率几乎随温度均呈Z字形变化. 这些输运行为的变化揭示了在Ga₂Te₃基半导体中声子和载流子的临界散射特点, 这种临界散射特征对以后的继续研究具有重要的参考价值.     

Unexpected low thermal conductivity and large power factor in Dirac semimetal Cd_3As_2

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 m W·m-1·K-2at 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.     

用正电子湮没研究纳米碲化铋的缺陷及其对热导率的影响

利用水热法合成了Bi₂Te₃纳米粉末, 并在300–500 ℃的温度范围内对其进行等离子烧结. X射线衍射测试表明制得的Bi₂Te₃粉末是单相的. 对于300–500 ℃范围内烧结的样品, 扫描电子显微镜观察发现随着烧结温度的升高样品颗粒明显增大, 但是根据X射线衍射峰的宽度计算得到的样品晶粒大小并没有明显的变化. 正电子湮没寿命测试结果表明, 所有的样品中均存在空位型缺陷, 而这些缺陷很可能存在于晶界处. 正电子平均寿命随着烧结温度的升高而单调下降, 说明较高的烧结温度导致了空位型缺陷浓度的降低. 另外, 随着烧结温度从300 ℃升高到500 ℃, 样品的热导率从0.3 W·m^-1·K^-1升高到了2.4 W·m^-1·K^-1, 这表明在纳米Bi₂Te₃中, 空位型缺陷和热导率之间存在着密切的联系.     

Thermoelectric performance of XI2 (X = Ge,Sn, Pb) bilayers

We study the thermal and electronic transport properties as well as the thermoelectric (TE) performance of three two-dimensional (2D) XI₂ (X=Ge, Sn, Pb) bilayers using density functional theory and Boltzmann transport theory. We compared the lattice thermal conductivity, electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, and dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) for the XI₂ monolayers and bilayers. Our results show that the lattice thermal conductivity at room temperature for the bilayers is as low as ~1.1 W·m^{-1·K-1-1.7 W}·m^{-1·K-1, which is about 1.6 times as large as the monolayers for all the three materials. Electronic structure calculations show that all the} XI₂ bilayers are indirect-gap semiconductors with the band gap values between 1.84 eV and 1.96 eV at PBE level, which is similar as the corresponding monolayers. The calculated results of ZT show that the bilayer structures display much less direction-dependent TE efficiency and have much larger n-type ZT values compared with the monolayers. The dramatic difference between the monolayer and bilayer indicates that the inter-layer interaction plays an important role in the TE performance of XI₂, which provides the tunability on their TE characteristics.     

聚噻吩单链量子热输运的第一性原理研究

聚噻吩块体通常被视为绝热材料,其热导率小于1W·m~(-1)·K~(-1).但近年发现对于室温下沿聚噻吩分子链方向排列的无定形聚噻吩纳米纤维,其热导率高于聚噻吩块体,可达4.4W·m~(-1)·K~(-1).为了相对准确地揭示纳米尺度聚噻吩单链热输运的微观特征,从量子力学出发,在密度泛函理论计算的基础上,应用中间插入延展方法结合非平衡格林函数方法,对长度为25.107nm、包含448个原子的聚噻吩单链的量子热输运及其同位素效应进行了研究,并与分子动力学方法模拟的结果进行了详细比较.结果表明:室温下32 nm长的纯聚噻吩单链热导率上限高达30.2 W·m~(-1)·K~(-1),与铅的热导率35 W·m~(-1).K~(-1)相近;相同掺杂比例(原子百分数)下C元素热导的同位素效应比S元素显著;室温下聚噻吩单链中~(12)C,~(13)C等比例随机掺杂时的同位素效应最为显著,此时聚噻吩单链的平均热导至少降低了30%;室温下纯聚噻吩单链的热导随C的相对原子质量增加近似呈反比例减小,随S的相对原子质量增加呈非线性单调增加.该研究对认识和调控聚噻吩这种新型功能材料的热输运特性具有积极的价值.     

Thermal conductivity of carbon nanoring linked graphene sheets:A molecular dynamics investigation

Improving the thermal conduction across graphene sheets is of great importance for their applications in thermal management. In this paper, thermal transport across a hybrid structure formed by two graphene nanoribbons and carbon nanorings(CNRs) was investigated by molecular dynamics simulations. The effects of linker diameter, number, and height on thermal conductivity of the CNRs–graphene hybrid structures were studied respectively, and the CNRs were found effective in transmitting the phonon modes of GNRs. The hybrid structure with 2 linkers showed the highest thermal conductivity of 68.8 W·m~(-1)·K~(-1). Our work presents important insight into fundamental principles governing the thermal conduction across CNR junctions and provides useful guideline for designing CNR–graphene structure with superior thermal conductivity.     

Thermal stability and electrical transport properties of Ge/Sn-codoped single crystalline β-Zn_4Sb_3 prepared by the Sn-flux method

This study prepares a group of single crystalline β-Zn_4Sb_3 with Ge and Sn codoped by the Sn-flux method according to the nominal stoichiometric ratios of Zn_(4.4)Sb_3 Ge_xSn_3(x = 0–0.15). The prepared samples possess a metallic luster surface with perfect appearance and large crystal sizes. The microscopic cracks or defects are invisible in the samples from the back-scattered electron image. Except for the heavily Ge-doped sample of x = 0.15, all the samples are single phase with space group R3c. The thermal analysis results show that the samples doped with Ge exhibit an excellent thermal stability.Compared with the polycrystalline Ge-substituted β-Zn_4Sb_3, the present single crystals have higher carrier mobility, and hence the electrical conductivity is improved, which reaches 7.48×10~4S·m~(-1) at room temperature for the x = 0.1 sample.The change of Ge and Sn contents does not improve the Seebeck coefficient significantly. Benefiting from the increased electrical conductivity, the sample with x = 0.075 gets the highest power factor of 1.45×10~(-3)W·m~(-1)·K~(-2) at 543 K.     

Ca2+掺杂对CdO多晶热电性能的影响

以CaCO₃作为Ca²⁺源, 利用传统固相烧结法制备了Cd_1-xCa_xO (x=0, 0.01, 0.03, 0.05) 多晶块体样品并研究了Ca²⁺掺杂对CdO高温热电性能的影响. CaCO₃的掺入会导致CdO多晶载流子浓度降低, 使Cd_1-xCa_xO的电阻率ρ和塞贝克系数的绝对值|S|增大、电子热导率κ_e减小. 同时, 在CdO中掺入CaCO₃会引入点缺陷和气孔并可抑制CdO晶粒长大、晶界增多, 从而增加了对声子的散射, 使样品的声子热导率κ_p减小. 由于总热导率的大幅降低, Cd_0.99Ca_0.01O多晶样品在1000 K时的热电优值ZT可达0.42, 比本征CdO提高了约27%, 为迄今n型氧化物热电材料报道的最好结果之一.     

First principle investigation of the electronic and thermoelectric properties of Mg_2C

In this paper, electronic and thermoelectric properties of Mg_2C are investigated by using first principle pseudo potential method based on density functional theory and Boltzmann transport equations. We calculate the lattice parameters,bulk modulus, band gap and thermoelectric properties(Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity, and thermal conductivity) of this material at different temperatures and compare them with available experimental and other theoretical data. The calculations show that Mg_2C is indirect band semiconductor with a band gap of 0.75 eV. The negative value of Seebeck coefficient shows that the conduction is due to electrons. The electrical conductivity decreases with temperature and Power factor(PF) increases with temperature. The thermoelectric properties of Mg_2C have been calculated in a temperature range of 100 K–1200 K.     

Thermoelectric enhancement in triple-doped strontium titanate with multi-scale microstructure

Strontium titanate(SrTiO_3) is a thermoelectric material with large Seebeck coefficient that has potential applications in high-temperature power generators.To simultaneously achieve a low thermal conductivity and high electrical conductivity,polycrystalline SrTiO_3 with a multi-scale architecture was designed by the co-doping with lanthanum,cerium,and niobium.High-quality nano-powders were synthesized via a hydrothermal method.Nano-inclusions and a nano/microsized second phase precipitated during sintering to form mosaic crystal-like and epitaxial-like structures,which decreased the thermal conductivity.Substituting trivalent Ce and/or La with divalent Sr and substituting pentavalent Nb with tetravalent Ti enhanced the electrical conductivity without decreasing the Seebeck coefficient.By optimizing the dopant type and ratio,a low thermal conductivity of 2.77 W·m~(-1)·K~(-1) and high PF of 1.1 mW·m~(-1)·K~(-2) at 1000 K were obtained in the sample co-doped with 5-mol% La,5-mol% Ce,and 5-mol% Nb,which induced a large ZT of 0.38 at 1000 K.