Improved thermoelectric performance in p-type Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 bulk material by adding MnSb_2Se_4

Bismuth telluride(Bi_2Te_3) based alloys, such as p-type Bi_(0.5)Sb_(1.5)Te_3, have been leading candidates for near room temperature thermoelectric applications. In this study, Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 bulk materials with MnSb_2Se_4 were prepared using high-energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering(SPS) process. The addition of MnSb_2Se_4 to Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 increased the hole concentration while slightly decreasing the Seebeck coefficient, thus optimising the electrical transport properties of the bulk material. In addition, the second phases of MnSb_2Se_4 and Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 were observed in the Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 matrix. The nanoparticles in the semi-coherent second phase of MnSb_2Se_4 behaved as scattering centres for phonons,yielding a reduction in the lattice thermal conductivity. Substantial enhancement of the figure of merit, ZT, has been achieved for Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 by adding an Mn_(0.8)Cu_(0.2)Sb_2Se_4(2mol%) sample, for a wide range of temperatures, with a peak value of 1.43 at 375 K, corresponding to ~40% improvement over its Bi_(0.48)Sb_(1.52)Te_3 counterpart. Such enhancement of the thermoelectric(TE) performance of p-type Bi_2Te_3 based materials is believed to be advantageous for practical applications.     

Recent advances in non-Pb-based group-Ⅳ chalcogenides for environmentally-friendly thermoelectric materials

Pb-based group-IV chalcogenides including Pb Te and Pb Se have been extensively studied as high performance thermoelectric materials during the past few decades.However,the toxicity of Pb inhibits their applications in vast fields due to the serious harm to the environment.Recently the Pb-free group-IV chalcogenides have become an extensive research subject as promising thermoelectric materials because of their unique thermal and electronic transport properties as well as the enviromentally friendly advantage.This paper briefly summarizes the recent research advances in Sn-,Ge-,and Sichalcogenides thermoelectrics,showing the unexceptionally high thermoelectric performance in Sn Se single crystal,and the significant improvement in thermoelectric performance for those polycrystalline materials by successfully modulating the electronic and thermal transport through using some well-developed strategies including band engineering,nanostructuring and defect engineering.In addition,some important issues for future device applications,including N-type doping and mechanical and chemical stabilities of the new thermoelectrics,are also discussed.     

四个基于酰腙配体的双核苄基锡配合物的合成、晶体结构及体外抗癌活性

通过微波"一锅法"合成了4个双核苄基锡配合物:{[C_4H_3S(O)C=N-N=C(Me)COO](PhCH_2)_2Sn(MeOH)}_2(C1)、{[C_4H_3S(O)C=NN=C (Me)COO](p-Cl-C_6H_4CH_2)_2Sn (MeOH)}_2(C2)、{[C_4H_3S (O)C=N-N=C (PhCH_2)COO](PhCH_2)_2Sn (MeOH)}_2(C3)、{[C_4H_3S (O)C=N-N=C(PhCH_2)COO](p-Cl-C_6H_4CH_2)_2Sn(MeOH)}_2(C4),利用元素分析、IR、~1H NMR、~(13)C NMR、~(119)Sn NMR、HRMS以及X射线单晶衍射等表征了配合物结构。4个配合物分子均为双锡核分子,以Sn_2O_2四元环为中心对称,且中心锡原子与配位原子形成七配位畸变五角双锥构型。测试了配合物C1～C4的热稳定性以及配合物对癌细胞H460、HepG2、MCF7的体外抑制活性,结果表明:配合物C2是4个新合成的配合物中抑制癌细胞效果最好的化合物。