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Peng Q, Ma X, Yang X, Yuan X, Chen XJ. Thermoelectric Properties of Mg 3(Bi,Sb) 2 under Finite Temperatures and Pressures: A First-Principles Study. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 14:84. [PMID: 38202539 PMCID: PMC10780500 DOI: 10.3390/nano14010084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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Mg3Bi2-vSbv (0 ≤ v ≤ 2) is a class of promising thermoelectric materials that have a high thermoelectric performance around room temperatures, whereas their thermoelectric properties under pressures and temperatures are still illusive. In this study, we examined the influence of pressure, temperature, and carrier concentration on the thermoelectric properties of Mg3Bi2-vSbv using first-principle calculations accompanied with Boltzmann transport equations method. There is a decrease in the lattice thermal conductivity of Mg3Sb2 (i.e., v = 2) with increasing pressure. For a general Mg3Bi2-vSbv system, power factors are more effectively improved by n-type doping where electrons are the primary carriers over holes in n-type doping, and can be further enhanced by applied pressure. The figure of merit (zT) exhibits a positive correlation with temperature. A high zT value of 1.53 can be achieved by synergistically tuning the temperature, pressure, and carrier concentration in Mg3Sb2. This study offers valuable insights into the tailoring and optimization of the thermoelectric properties of Mg3Bi2-vSbv.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qing Peng
- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (X.M.); (X.Y.)
- Beijing MaiGao MatCloud Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100190, China
- Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy, Guangzhou 511458, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (X.M.); (X.Y.)
- Beijing MaiGao MatCloud Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100190, China
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- Beijing MaiGao MatCloud Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100190, China
- Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; (X.M.); (X.Y.)
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China;
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Peng Q, Ma X, Yang X, Zhao S, Yuan X, Chen X. Assessing Effects of van der Waals Corrections on Elasticity of Mg 3Bi 2-xSb x in DFT Calculations. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 16:6482. [PMID: 37834619 PMCID: PMC10573825 DOI: 10.3390/ma16196482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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As a promising room-temperature thermoelectric material, the elastic properties of Mg3Bi2-xSbx (0 ≤ x ≤ 2), in which the role of van der Waals interactions is still elusive, were herein investigated. We assessed the effects of two typical van der Waals corrections on the elasticity of Mg3Bi2-xSbx nanocomposites using first-principles calculations within the frame of density functional theory. The two van der Waals correction methods, PBE-D3 and vdW-DFq, were examined and compared to PBE functionals without van der Waals correction. Interestingly, our findings reveal that the lattice constant of the system shrinks by approximately 1% when the PBE-D3 interaction is included. This leads to significant changes in certain mechanical properties. We conducted a comprehensive assessment of the elastic performance of Mg3Bi2-xSbx, including Young's modulus, Poisson's ratio, bulk modulus, etc., for different concentration of Sb in a 40-atom simulation box. The presence or absence of van der Waals corrections does not change the trend of elasticity with respect to the concentration of Sb; instead, it affects the absolute values. Our investigation not only clarifies the influence of van der Waals correction methods on the elasticity of Mg3Bi2-xSbx, but could also help inform the material design of room-temperature thermoelectric devices, as well as the development of vdW corrections in DFT calculations.
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- Qing Peng
- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China (X.Y.)
- Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy, Guangzhou 511458, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China (X.Y.)
- Beijing MaiGao MatCloud Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing 100190, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China (X.Y.)
- Computer Network Information Center, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China (X.Y.)
- Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China (X.Y.)
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Wei X, Jin L, Zhang X, Liu Y, Dai X, Liu G. A two-dimensional tunable double Weyl fermion in BL-α borophene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:7338-7343. [PMID: 36825463 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05559g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Two-dimensional (2D) materials with nontrivial band crossings, namely linear or double Weyl points, have been attracting tremendous attention. However, it remains a challenge to find existing 2D materials that host such nontrivial states. Here, based on first-principles calculations and symmetry analysis, we discover that the recently synthesized BL-α borophene is a metal with a tunable double Weyl point. Remarkably, both bands forming the double Weyl point have upward band bending. In addition, it shows an anisotropic band dispersion when away from the double Weyl point. To characterize its anisotropy, we define a quantity G, which could be changed from 1 to infinity when going from the energy of the double Weyl point to the Fermi level. Furthermore, the outer band of the double Weyl point is sensitive to biaxial strain, and could be changed from upward bending to downward bending. During this process, it has a critical case, in which the outer-band becomes flat. The changes in outer-band induce a variation in the density of states around the double Weyl point, thus giving rise to changes in its macroscopic physical properties. Applying a uniaxial strain enables the double Weyl point to transform into a pair of Weyl points by breaking the threefold rotation of BL-α borophene. When breaking the inversion symmetry and in-plane twofold rotation symmetry by a vertical symmetry, the double Weyl point still persisted; meanwhile, an additional pair of linear Weyl points appears on the high-symmetry path, giving rise to a Weyl complex case. Overall, our work thus provides an existing 2D material, BL-α borophene, to study the nontrivial band crossings in 2D.
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- Xiaoyu Wei
- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Reliability and Intelligence of Electrical Equipment, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China. .,School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.
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Peng Q, Zhao S, Yuan X, Chen XJ. Elasticity of Mg 3Bi 2-xSb x. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2022; 15:7161. [PMID: 36295228 PMCID: PMC9609552 DOI: 10.3390/ma15207161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Mg3Bi2-xSbx is a promising thermoelectric material working around room temperatures. Compared to electronic and thermoelectric properties, its mechanical properties are of great importance in practical applications but much less understood. Herein, we have systematically studied the elasticity of Mg3Bi2-xSbx by means of first-principles calculations with a large supercell of 40 atoms. We demonstrated that the 10-atom-unitcell is undersized with improper electronic structures. With the elastic constants, we have explored the comprehensive elastic features and the three-dimensional distribution of fundamental characteristics of Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio and their variation with respect to the Sb content x. We interpolate the variation in terms of the valence electron concentration. We have further examined the hardness, ductility, anisotropicity, and Debye temperatures. The elasticity exhibits strong anisotropy where the maxima are approximately three times larger than the minima for modules. A nearly linear dependence is also observed on the Sb content except x in the vicinity of 0.5. Our atomistic insights on elasticity might be helpful in the material design of thermoelectrics with desirable mechanical properties. Our work could serve as a map for tuning the mechanical properties of Mg3Bi2-xSbx and guide the possible synthesizing of novel thermoelectric material.
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Affiliation(s)
- Qing Peng
- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- School of Engineering Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
- Department of Modern Mechanics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230026, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Nonlinear Mechanics, Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- School of Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Fumega AO, Pardo V, Cortijo A. Increasing the number of topological nodal lines in semimetals via uniaxial pressure. Sci Rep 2021; 11:10574. [PMID: 34012002 PMCID: PMC8136478 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-90165-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The application of pressure has been demonstrated to induce intriguing phase transitions in topological nodal-line semimetals. In this work we analyze how uniaxial pressure affects the topological character of BaSn[Formula: see text], a Dirac nodal-line semimetal in the absence of spin-orbit coupling. Using calculations based on the density functional theory and a model tight-binding Hamiltonian, we find the emergence of a second nodal line for pressures higher than 4 GPa. We examine the topological features of both phases demonstrating that a nontrivial character is present in both of them. Thus, providing evidence of a topological-to-topological phase transition in which the number of topological nodal lines increases. The orbital overlap increase between Ba [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] orbitals and Sn [Formula: see text] orbitals and the preservation of crystal symmetries are found to be responsible for the advent of this transition. Furthermore, we pave the way to experimentally test this kind of transition by obtaining a topological relation between the zero-energy modes that arise in each phase when a magnetic field is applied.
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- Adolfo O Fumega
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. .,Instituto de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.,Instituto de Investigacións Tecnolóxicas, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Campus Sur s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049, Madrid, Spain
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