Solid-State Janus Nanoprecipitation Enables Amorphous-Like Heat Conduction in Crystalline Mg₃ Sb₂ -Based Thermoelectric Materials.

ABSTRACT: Solid-state precipitation can be used to tailor material properties, ranging from ferromagnets and catalysts to mechanical strengthening and energy storage. Thermoelectric properties can be modified by precipitation to enhance phonon scattering while retaining charge-carrier transmission. Here, unconventional Janus-type nanoprecipitates are uncovered in Mg₃ Sb_1.5 Bi_0.5 formed by side-by-side Bi- and Ge-rich appendages, in contrast to separate nanoprecipitate formation. These Janus nanoprecipitates result from local comelting of Bi and Ge during sintering, enabling an amorphous-like lattice thermal conductivity. A precipitate size effect on phonon scattering is observed due to the balance between alloy-disorder and nanoprecipitate scattering. The thermoelect

SUBMITTER: Shu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9443448 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature