Ternary selenides A2Sb4Se8 (A = K, Rb and Cs) as an n-type thermoelectric material with high power factor and low lattice thermal conductivity: importance of the conformationally flexible Sb-Se-Se-Sb bridges.
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ABSTRACT: We investigated the thermoelectric properties of the layered ternary selenides A2Sb4Se8 (A = K, Rb and Cs) and the lattice thermal conductivity of K2Sb4Se8 on the basis of DFT calculations, to find that these selenides are a high-performance n-type thermoelectric material. The Seebeck coefficients and power factors calculated for the electron carriers of A2Sb4Se8 (A = K, Rb and Cs) are greater than those of the well-known thermoelectric materials Bi2Te3 and PbTe. The lattice thermal conductivity κ latt of K2Sb4Se8 is comparable to that of PbTe, well-known for its low lattice thermal conductivity. In terms of both electro
SUBMITTER: Lee C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9051912 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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