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Ishtiyak M, Watts SR, Thipe B, Womack F, Adams P, Bai X, Young DP, Bobev S, Baranets S. Advancing Heteroanionicity in Zintl Phases: Crystal Structures, Thermoelectric and Magnetic Properties of Two Quaternary Semiconducting Arsenide Oxides, Eu 8Zn 2As 6O and Eu 14Zn 5As 12O. Inorg Chem 2024. [PMID: 38904454 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/22/2024]
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Two novel quaternary oxyarsenides, Eu8Zn2As6O and Eu14Zn5As12O, were synthesized through metal flux reactions, and their crystal structures were established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. Eu8Zn2As6O crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, featuring polyanionic ribbons composed of corner-shared triangular [ZnAs3] units, running along the [100] direction. The structure of Eu14Zn5As12O crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2/m and its anionic substructure can be described as an infinite "ribbonlike" chain comprised of [ZnAs3] trigonal-planar units, although the structural complexity here is greater and also amplified by disorder on multiple crystallographic positions. In both structures, the O2- anion occupies an octahedral void with six neighboring Eu2+ cations. Formal electron counting, electronic structure calculations, and transport properties reveal the charge-balanced semiconducting nature of these heteroanionic Zintl phases. High-temperature thermoelectric transport properties measurements on Eu14Zn5As12O reveal relatively high resistivity (ρ500K = 8 Ω·cm) and Seebeck coefficient values (S500K = 220 μV K-1), along with a low concentration and mobility of holes as the dominant charge-carriers (n500K = 8.0 × 1017 cm-3, μ500K = 6.4 cm2/V s). Magnetic studies indicate the presence of divalent Eu2+ species in Eu14Zn5As12O and complex magnetic ordering, with two transitions observed at T1 = 21.6 K and T2 = 9 K.
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- Mohd Ishtiyak
- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Physics & Astronomy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Delaware, Newark, Delaware 19716, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, United States
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Elqahtani ZM, Aman S, Mehmood S, Ali Z, Hussanan A, Ahmad N, Alomairy S, Al-Buriahi MS, Alrowaili ZA, Farid HMT. n-Type narrow band gap A 3InAs 3 (A = Sr and Eu) Zintl phase semiconductors for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications. JOURNAL OF TAIBAH UNIVERSITY FOR SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/16583655.2022.2099200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Zainab Mufarreh Elqahtani
- Department of Physics, College of science, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Center for Computational Materials Science, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Pakistan
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- Department of Mathematics, Division of Science and Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, Khwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Physics, College of Science, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia
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Devlin KP, Gomez B, Kauzlarich SM. Thermoelectric Properties of p‐ and n‐type Eu5Sn2As6. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202100386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kasey P. Devlin
- University of California Davis Chemistry One Shields Ave. 95616 Davis UNITED STATES
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- University of California Davis Chemistry One Shields Ave. 95616 Davis UNITED STATES
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Lee J, Hong Y, Yeon S, Moon D, You T. Effect of Cationic and Anionic Doping in the Quinary Zintl Phase Thermoelectric Material
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System. B KOREAN CHEM SOC 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/bkcs.12245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Junsu Lee
- Department of Chemistry and BK21Four Research Team Chungbuk National University Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and BK21Four Research Team Chungbuk National University Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and BK21Four Research Team Chungbuk National University Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Republic of Korea
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- Beamline Department Pohang Accelerator Laboratory Pohang Gyeongbuk 37673 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Chemistry and BK21Four Research Team Chungbuk National University Cheongju Chungbuk 28644 Republic of Korea
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Hu Y, Kauzlarich SM. Yb14MgBi11: structure, thermoelectric properties and the effect of the structure on low lattice thermal conductivity. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:3996-4003. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00183e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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This paper presents a new compound Yb14MgBi11and its thermoelectric properties, especially its extremely low lattice thermal conductivity.
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- Yufei Hu
- Chemistry Department
- One Shields Avenue
- University of California
- Davis
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Optimizing the Dopant and Carrier Concentration of Ca5Al2Sb6 for High Thermoelectric Efficiency. Sci Rep 2016; 6:29550. [PMID: 27406178 PMCID: PMC4942768 DOI: 10.1038/srep29550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The effects of doping on the transport properties of Ca5Al2Sb6 are investigated using first-principles electronic structure methods and Boltzmann transport theory. The calculated results show that a maximum ZT value of 1.45 is achieved with an optimum carrier concentration at 1000 K. However, experimental studies have shown that the maximum ZT value is no more than 1 at 1000 K. By comparing the calculated Seebeck coefficient with experimental values, we find that the low dopant solubility in this material is not conductive to achieve the optimum carrier concentration, leading a smaller experimental value of the maximum ZT. Interestingly, the calculated dopant formation energies suggest that optimum carrier concentrations can be achieved when the dopants and Sb atoms have similar electronic configurations. Therefore, it might be possible to achieve a maximum ZT value of 1.45 at 1000 K with suitable dopants. These results provide a valuable theoretical guidance for the synthesis of high-performance bulk thermoelectric materials through dopants optimization.
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Zevalkink A, Chanakian S, Aydemir U, Ormeci A, Pomrehn G, Bux S, Fleurial JP, Snyder GJ. Thermoelectric properties and electronic structure of the Zintl phase Sr₅In₂Sb₆ and the Ca(5-x)Sr(x)In₂Sb₆ solid solution. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2015; 27:015801. [PMID: 25479002 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/27/1/015801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The Zintl phase Sr5In2Sb6 is isostructural with Ca5In2Sb6-a promising thermoelectric material with a peak zT of 0.7 when the carrier concentration is optimized by doping. Density functional calculations for Sr5In2Sb6 reveal a decreased energy gap and decreased valence band effective mass relative to the Ca analog. Chemical bonding analysis using the electron localizability indicator was found to support the Zintl bonding scheme for this structure type. High temperature transport measurements of the complete Ca(5-x)Sr(x)In2Sb6 solid solution were used to investigate the influence of the cation site on the electronic and thermal properties of A5In2Sb6 compounds. Sr was shown to be fully miscible on the Ca site. The higher density of the Sr analog leads to a slight reduction in lattice thermal conductivity relative to Ca5In2Sb6, and, as expected, the solid solution samples have significantly reduced lattice thermal conductivities relative to the end member compounds.
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- Alex Zevalkink
- Department of Applied Physics and Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, 1200 E California Blvd, Pasadena, CA, USA. Thermal Energy Conversion Technologies Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA, USA
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