We create precursors for PbTe, PbSe, SnTe, and SnSe by reacting Pb or Sn with diphenyl dichalcogenides in a variety of different solvents. We then deposit PbSexTe1-x thin films using these precursors and measure their thermoelectric properties. Introducing Na-dopants into the films allows the thermoelectric properties to be varied.
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ACS Appl Mater Interfaces
August 2022
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, Institute of Functional Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.
For years, most of the advanced polycrystalline thermoelectric (TE) materials are fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) in the research field, mainly because of its high processing efficiency. However, issues like high energy consumption and an expensive apparatus have prevented the application of this strategy in industry. Herein, taking PbTeSe (PTS) as a typical n-type mid-temperature material, we demonstrate that the cold sintering process (CSP) can serve as a green and cost-effective technology for preparing advanced TE materials.
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November 2018
State Key Laboratory of Superhard Materials, College of Physics, Jilin University, Changchun, 130012, China.
A colloidal strategy offers opportunities for the rational design and synthesis of metal telluride nanocrystals (NCs) with the desired crystal structure, uniform geometry, and composition. However, it remains a challenge to use the paradigm to construct metal telluride NCs by a phosphine-free synthesis procedure for promising applications such as luminescence, photovoltaics and thermoelectricity. Here, we developed a new strategy for fabricating metal telluride nanocrystals, e.
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August 2018
School for Engineering of Matter, Transport & Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA.
We create precursors for PbTe, PbSe, SnTe, and SnSe by reacting Pb or Sn with diphenyl dichalcogenides in a variety of different solvents. We then deposit PbSexTe1-x thin films using these precursors and measure their thermoelectric properties. Introducing Na-dopants into the films allows the thermoelectric properties to be varied.
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August 2018
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, 50011, USA.
Nanoengineered materials can embody distinct atomic structures which deviate from that of the bulk-grain counterpart and induce significantly modified electronic structures and physical/chemical properties. The phonon structure and thermal properties, which can also be potentially modulated by the modified atomic structure in nanostructured materials, however, are seldom investigated. Employed here is a mild approach to fabricate nanostructured PbBi Te using a solution-synthesized PbTe-Bi Te nano-heterostructure as a precursor.
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December 2017
Materials Research Centre, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India.
Heterostructures consisting of semiconductors with controlled morphology and interfaces find applications in many fields. A range of axial, radial, and diameter-modulated nanostructures have been synthesized primarily using vapor phase methods. Here, we present a simple wet chemical routine to synthesize heterostructures of PbTe/Te using Te nanowires as templates.
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