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Srijith, Konar R, Teblum E, Singh VK, Telkhozhayeva M, Paiardi M, Nessim GD. Chemical-Vapor-Deposition-Synthesized Two-Dimensional Non-Stoichiometric Copper Selenide (β-Cu 2-xSe) for Ultra-Fast Tetracycline Hydrochloride Degradation under Solar Light. Molecules 2024; 29:887. [PMID: 38398638 PMCID: PMC10892667 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29040887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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The high concentration of antibiotics in aquatic environments is a serious environmental issue. In response, researchers have explored photocatalytic degradation as a potential solution. Through chemical vapor deposition (CVD), we synthesized copper selenide (β-Cu2-xSe) and found it an effective catalyst for degrading tetracycline hydrochloride (TC-HCl). The catalyst demonstrated an impressive degradation efficiency of approximately 98% and a reaction rate constant of 3.14 × 10-2 min-1. Its layered structure, which exposes reactive sites, contributes to excellent stability, interfacial charge transfer efficiency, and visible light absorption capacity. Our investigations confirmed that the principal active species produced by the catalyst comprises O2- radicals, which we verified through trapping experiments and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR). We also verified the TC-HCl degradation mechanism using high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Our results provide valuable insights into developing the β-Cu2-xSe catalyst using CVD and its potential applications in environmental remediation.
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- Srijith
- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Materials Engineering “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico Di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32, 20133 Milano, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry, Bar-Ilan Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan 5290002, Israel; (S.); (R.K.); (E.T.); (V.K.S.); (M.T.)
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Zhao K, Yue Z, Wuliji H, Chen H, Deng T, Lei J, Qiu P, Chen L, Shi X. Modeling critical thermoelectric transports driven by band broadening and phonon softening. Nat Commun 2024; 15:776. [PMID: 38278801 PMCID: PMC10817957 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-45093-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 01/28/2024] Open
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Critical phenomena are one of the most captivating areas of modern physics, whereas the relevant experimental and theoretical studies are still very challenging. Particularly, the underlying mechanism behind the anomalous thermoelectric properties during critical phase transitions remains elusive, i.e., the current theoretical models for critical electrical transports are either qualitative or solely focused on a specific transport parameter. Herein, we develop a quantitative theory to model the electrical transports during critical phase transitions by incorporating both the band broadening effect and carrier-soft TO phonon interactions. It is found that the band-broadening effect contributes an additional term to Seebeck coefficient, while the carrier-soft TO phonon interactions greatly affects both electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient. The universality and validity of our model are well confirmed by experimental data. Furthermore, the features of critical phase transitions are effectively tuned. For example, alloying S in Cu2Se can reduce the phase transition temperature but increase the phase transition parameter b. The maximum thermoelectric figure of merit zT is pushed to a high value of 1.3 at the critical point (377 K), which is at least twice as large as those of normal static phases. This work not only provides a clear picture of the critical electrical transports but also presents new guidelines for future studies in this exciting area.
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- Kunpeng Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China.
- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China.
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100049, Beijing, China.
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Xiao C, Zhai P, Fang K, Xia Z, Duan B, Feng X, Li G, Zhou L, Huang B, Guo Z, Zhang Q. Strain-Induced Defect Evolution for the Construction of Porous Cu 2-xSe with Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:58529-58538. [PMID: 38053306 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c14996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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Superionic Cu2-xSe, with disordered and even liquid-like Cu ions, has been extensively studied as a high efficiency thermoelectric material. However, the relationship between lattice stability and microstructure evolution in Cu2-xSe under strain, which is crucial for its application, has seldom been explored in previous research. In this study, we investigate the impacts of hydrostatic compression strain on the microstructural evolution and, consequently, its implications for thermoelectric performance. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations show that high hydrostatic compression strain could induce local diffusion of Cu ions and Se twin evolution, resulting in the breaking and reforming of Cu-Se dynamic bonds and the unstable Se sublattice. The subsequent annealing process of the destabilized structure promoted Se evaporation from the sublattice and resulted in lotus-seedpod-like pores. The reduced sound velocity and intensified phonon scattering, due to pores, lead to a reduction in the lattice thermal conductivity from 0.44 W m-1 K-1 to 0.24 W m-1 K-1 at 800 K, a decrease of approximately 45%, in the porous Cu1.92Se sample. These findings reveal the relationship between stability and defect evolution in Cu2-xSe under high hydrostatic compression, offering a straightforward strategy of defect engineering for designing unique microstructures by leveraging the instability in superionic conductor materials.
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- Chenyang Xiao
- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Hubei Key Laboratory of Theory and Application of Advanced Materials Mechanics, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Thompson KL, Katzbaer RR, Terrones M, Schaak RE. Formation and Transformation of Cu 2-xSe 1-yTe y Nanoparticles Synthesized by Tellurium Anion Exchange of Copper Selenide. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:4550-4557. [PMID: 36882119 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/09/2023]
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Ion exchange reactions of colloidal nanoparticles post-synthetically modify the composition while maintaining the morphology and crystal structure and therefore are important for tuning properties and producing otherwise inaccessible and/or metastable materials. Reactions involving anion exchange of metal chalcogenides are particularly interesting, as they involve the replacement of the sublattice that defines the structure while also requiring high temperatures that can be disruptive. Here, we show that the tellurium anion exchange of weissite Cu2-xSe nanoparticles using a trioctylphosphine-tellurium complex (TOP═Te) yields weissite Cu2-xSe1-yTey solid solutions, rather than complete exchange to weissite Cu2-xTe, with compositions that are tunable based on the amount of TOP═Te used. Upon storage at room temperature in either solvent or air, tellurium-rich Cu2-xSe1-yTey solid solution nanoparticles transform, over the span of several days, to a selenium-rich Cu2-xSe1-yTey composition. The tellurium that is expelled from the solid solution during this process migrates to the surface and forms a tellurium oxide shell, which correlates with the onset of particle agglomeration due to the change in surface chemistry. Collectively, this study demonstrates tunable composition during tellurium anion exchange of copper selenide nanoparticles along with unusual post-exchange reactivity that transforms the composition, surface chemistry, and colloidal dispersibility due to the apparent metastable nature of the solid solution product.
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- Katherine L Thompson
- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Department of Physics, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Center for 2-Dimensional and Layered Materials, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Department of Chemical Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States.,Materials Research Institute, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802, United States
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Roth N, Brummerstedt Iversen B. Dynamic correlations and possible diffusion pathway in the superionic conductor Cu 2-xSe. IUCRJ 2023; 10:199-209. [PMID: 36794872 PMCID: PMC9980382 DOI: 10.1107/s2052252523001318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The superionic conductor Cu2-xSe has regained interest as a thermoelectric material owing to its low thermal conductivity, suggested to arise from a liquid-like Cu substructure, and the material has been coined a phonon-liquid electron-crystal. Using high-quality three-dimensional X-ray scattering data measured up to large scattering vectors, accurate analysis of both the average crystal structure as well as the local correlations is carried out to shed light on the Cu movements. The Cu ions show large vibrations with extreme anharmonicity and mainly move within a tetrahedron-shaped volume in the structure. From the analysis of weak features in the observed electron density, the possible diffusion pathway of Cu is identified, and it is clear from its low density that jumps between sites are infrequent compared with the time the Cu ions spend vibrating around each site. These findings support the conclusions drawn from recent quasi-elastic neutron scattering data, casting doubt on the phonon-liquid picture. Although there is diffusion of Cu ions in the structure, making it a superionic conductor, the jumps are infrequent and probably not the origin of the low thermal conductivity. From three-dimensional difference pair distribution function analysis of the diffuse scattering data, strongly correlated movements are identified, showing atomic motions which conserve interatomic distances at the cost of large changes in angles.
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- Nikolaj Roth
- Center for Integrated Materials Research, Department of Chemistry and iNano, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Center for Integrated Materials Research, Department of Chemistry and iNano, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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Ren X, Wang H, Chen J, Xu W, He Q, Wang H, Zhan F, Chen S, Chen L. Emerging 2D Copper-Based Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion: A Review and Perspective. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2023; 19:e2204121. [PMID: 36526607 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202204121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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2D materials have shown great potential as electrode materials that determine the performance of a range of electrochemical energy technologies. Among these, 2D copper-based materials, such as Cu-O, Cu-S, Cu-Se, Cu-N, and Cu-P, have attracted tremendous research interest, because of the combination of remarkable properties, such as low cost, excellent chemical stability, facile fabrication, and significant electrochemical properties. Herein, the recent advances in the emerging 2D copper-based materials are summarized. A brief summary of the crystal structures and synthetic methods is started, and innovative strategies for improving electrochemical performances of 2D copper-based materials are described in detail through defect engineering, heterostructure construction, and surface functionalization. Furthermore, their state-of-the-art applications in electrochemical energy storage including supercapacitors (SCs), alkali (Li, Na, and K)-ion batteries, multivalent metal (Mg and Al)-ion batteries, and hybrid Mg/Li-ion batteries are described. In addition, the electrocatalysis applications of 2D copper-based materials in metal-air batteries, water-splitting, and CO2 reduction reaction (CO2 RR) are also discussed. This review also discusses the charge storage mechanisms of 2D copper-based materials by various advanced characterization techniques. The review with a perspective of the current challenges and research outlook of such 2D copper-based materials for high-performance energy storage and conversion applications is concluded.
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- Xuehua Ren
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95060, USA
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 401331, P. R. China
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Yuan HL, Wang K, Hu H, Yang L, Chen J, Zheng K. Atomic-Scale Observation of Grain Boundary Dominated Unsynchronized Phase Transition in Polycrystalline Cu 2 Se. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2022; 34:e2205715. [PMID: 35981531 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202205715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phase transition is a physical phenomenon that attracts great interest of researchers. Although the theory of second-order phase transitions is well-established, their atomic-scale dynamics in polycrystalline materials remains elusive. In this work, second-order phase transitions in polycrystalline Cu2 Se at the transition temperature are directly observed by in situ aberration-corrected transmission electron microscopy. Phase transitions in microcrystalline Cu2 Se start at the grain boundaries and extend inside the grains. This phenomenon is more pronounced in nanosized grains. Analysis of phase transitions in nanocrystalline Cu2 Se with different grain boundaries demonstrates that grain boundary energy dominates unsynchronized phase transition behavior. This suggests that the energy of grain boundaries is the key factor influencing the energetic barrier for initiation of phase transition. The findings advance atomic-scale understanding of second-order phase transitions, which is crucial for the control of this process in polycrystalline materials.
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- Hua-Lei Yuan
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610064, China
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- Institute of Chemical Materials, China Academy of Engineering Physics, Mianyang, 621999, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Microstructure and Property of Solids, Faculty of Materials and Manufacturing, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing, 100124, China
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Rojsatien S, Mannodi-Kanakkithodi A, Walker T, Nietzold T, Colegrove E, Lai B, Cai Z, Holt M, Chan MK, Bertoni MI. Quantitative analysis of Cu XANES spectra using linear combination fitting of binary mixtures simulated by FEFF9. Radiat Phys Chem Oxf Engl 1993 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2022.110548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Qu X, Du A, Wang T, Kong Q, Chen G, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Liu X, Zhou X, Dong S, Cui G. Charge-Compensation in a Displacement Mg 2+ Storage Cathode through Polyselenide-Mediated Anion Redox. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202204423. [PMID: 35419905 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202204423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Chalcogenides have been viewed as important conversion-type Mg2+ -storage cathodes to fulfill the high volumetric energy density promise of magnesium (Mg) batteries. However, the low initial Columbic efficiency and the rapid capacity degradation remain challenges for the chalcogenide cathodes, as the clear Mg2+ -storage mechanism has yet to be clarified. Herein, we illustrate that the charge storage mechanism of the Cu2-x Se cathode is a reversible displacement reaction along with a polyselenide (PSe) mediated solution process of anion-compensation. The unique anion redox improves charge storage, while the dissolution of PSe also leads to performance degradation. To address this issue, we introduce Mo6 S8 into the Cu2-x Se cathode to immobilize PSe, which significantly improves performance, especially the reversible capacity (from 140 mAh g-1 to 220 mAh g-1 ). This work provides inspiration for the modification of the Mg2+ -storage cathode, which is a milestone for high-performance Mg batteries.
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- Xuelian Qu
- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- Société Civile Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, BP 48, 91192, GIF-sur-Yvette CEDEX, France
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,School of Chemical Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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- College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266042, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,Shandong Energy Institute, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China
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- Qingdao Industrial Energy Storage Research Institute, Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, P. R. China.,School of Future Technology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, P. R. China
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Ghosh T, Dutta M, Sarkar D, Biswas K. Insights into Low Thermal Conductivity in Inorganic Materials for Thermoelectrics. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:10099-10118. [PMID: 35652915 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Efficient manipulation of thermal conductivity and fundamental understanding of the microscopic mechanisms of phonon scattering in crystalline solids are crucial to achieve high thermoelectric performance. Thermoelectric energy conversion directly and reversibly converts between heat and electricity and is a promising renewable technology to generate electricity by recovering waste heat and improve solid-state refrigeration. However, a unique challenge in thermal transport needs to be addressed to achieve high thermoelectric performance: the requirement of crystalline materials with ultralow lattice thermal conductivity (κL). A plethora of strategies have been developed to lower κL in crystalline solids by means of nanostructural modifications, introduction of intrinsic or extrinsic phonon scattering centers with tailored shape and dimension, and manipulation of defects and disorder. Recently, intrinsic local lattice distortion and lattice anharmonicity originating from various mechanisms such as rattling, bonding heterogeneity, and ferroelectric instability have found popularity. In this Perspective, we outline the role of manipulation of chemical bonding and structural chemistry on thermal transport in various high-performance thermoelectric materials. We first briefly outline the fundamental aspects of κL and discuss the current status of the popular phonon scattering mechanisms in brief. Then we discuss emerging new ideas with examples of crystal structure and lattice dynamics in exemplary materials. Finally, we present an outlook for focus areas of experimental and theoretical challenges, possible new directions, and integrations of novel techniques to achieve low κL in order to realize high-performance thermoelectric materials.
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- Tanmoy Ghosh
- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science, and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science, and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science, and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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- New Chemistry Unit, International Centre for Materials Science, and School of Advanced Materials, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Jakkur P.O., Bangalore 560064, India
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Bai H, Su X, Zhang Q, Uher C, Tang X, Wu J. Electrically Tunable Antiferroelectric to Paraelectric Switching in a Semiconductor. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:4083-4089. [PMID: 35549361 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c00787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The monoclinic α-Cu2Se phase is the first multipolar antiferroelectric semiconductor identified recently by electron microscopy. As a semiconductor, although there are no delocalized electrons to form a static macroscopic polarization, a spontaneous and localized antiferroelectric polarization was found along multiple directions. In conventional ferroelectrics, the polarity can be switched by an applied electric field, and a ferroelectric to paraelectric transition can be modulated by temperature. Here, we show that a reversible and robust antiferroelectric to paraelectric switching in a Cu2Se semiconductor can be tuned electrically by low-voltage and high-frequency electric pulses, and the structural transformations are imaged directly by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The atomic mechanism of the transformation was assigned to an electrically triggered cation rearrangement with a low-energy barrier. Due to differences of the antiferroelectric and paraelectric phases regarding their electrical, mechanical, and optical properties, such an electrically tunable transformation has a great potential in various applications in microelectronics.
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- Hui Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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Xie W, Liu F, Zheng Y, Ge N, Dai B, Zhang X. Thermoelectric performance enhancement of eco-friendly Cu 2Se through incorporating CB 4. RSC Adv 2022; 12:14112-14118. [PMID: 35558857 PMCID: PMC9094092 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01546c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 05/04/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We have prepared Cu2Se + x wt% CB4 composites with x = 0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, and 0.7 by a hydrothermal method and hot-pressing technique. The structural and compositional analysis indicates that pure phase Cu2Se powders were synthesized and the densified layered bulk samples were obtained. Electrical properties testing showed that the sample with x = 0.5 has the high power factor of 0.886 mW m-1 K-2 due to its high Seebeck coefficient. Meanwhile, the thermal conductivity was suppressed to 0.6 W m-1 K-1 at 773 K. As a result, the final optimized ZT value of 1.46 at 773 K was achieved. These results suggest that CB4 could be an alternative inclusion to improve effectively the thermoelectric performance of Cu2Se.
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- Wen Xie
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-Friendly Energy Materials, Southwest University of Science and Technology Mianyang 621010 China +86-0816-2419-492 +86-0816-2419-492
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Qu X, Du A, Wang T, Kong Q, Chen G, Zhang Z, Zhao J, Liu X, Zhou X, Dong S, Cui G. Charge‐Compensation in Displacement Mg2+ Storage Cathode through Polyselenide Mediated Anion Redox. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202204423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Xuelian Qu
- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Liaocheng University School of Physics Science and Information Engineering CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao University of Science and Technology College of Materials Science and Engineering CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao University of Science and Technology College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Solid Energy System Technology Center CHINA
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- Qingdao Institute of BioEnergy and Bioprocess Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences Department of Energy Science and Energy Technology Songling Road, 189 266101 Qingdao City CHINA
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Koren B, Friedman O, Maman N, Hayun S, Ezersky V, Golan Y. Sample preparation induced phase transitions in solution deposited copper selenide thin films. RSC Adv 2021; 12:277-284. [PMID: 35424479 PMCID: PMC8978635 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra07947f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 12/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Thin films of CuSe were deposited onto GaAs substrate. XRD showed that the as-deposited films were of the Klockmannite (CuSe – P63/mmc 194) phase with lattice parameters a0 = b0 = 0.3939 nm, c0 = 1.7250 nm; however, electron diffraction in the TEM surprisingly indicated the β-Cu2−xSe phase (Cu1.95Se – R3̄m 166) with lattice parameters a0 = b0 = 0.412 nm, c0 = 2.045 nm. The discrepancy originated from the specimen preparation method, where the energy of the focused ion beam resulted in loss of selenium which drives a phase transition to β-Cu2−xSe in this system. The same phase transition was observed also upon thermal treatment in vacuum, as well as when the 200 keV electron beam was focused on a powder sample in the TEM. The initial phase can be controlled to some extent by changing the composition of the reactants in solution, resulting in thin films of the cubic α-Cu2−xSe (Cu1.95Se – Fm3̄m) phase co-existing together with the β-Cu2−xSe phase. Ion beam irradiation causes Klockmannite CuSe to lose Se and transform into β-Cu2Se. Caution must be taken when using the dual beam FIB for preparing TEM specimen.![]()
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- Bar Koren
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel .,Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel .,Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel .,Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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- Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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- Department of Materials Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel .,Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Beer-Sheva 8410501 Israel
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Bai H, Wu J, Su X, Peng H, Li Z, Yang D, Zhang Q, Uher C, Tang X. Electroresistance in multipolar antiferroelectric Cu 2Se semiconductor. Nat Commun 2021; 12:7207. [PMID: 34893623 PMCID: PMC8664818 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27531-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 11/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Electric field-induced changes in the electrical resistance of a material are considered essential and enabling processes for future efficient large-scale computations. However, the underlying physical mechanisms of electroresistance are currently remain largely unknown. Herein, an electrically reversible resistance change has been observed in the thermoelectric α-Cu2Se. The spontaneous electric dipoles formed by Cu+ ions displaced from their positions at the centers of Se-tetrahedrons in the ordered α-Cu2Se phase are examined, and α-Cu2Se phase is identified to be a multipolar antiferroelectric semiconductor. When exposed to the applied voltage, a reversible switching of crystalline domains aligned parallel to the polar axis results in an observed reversible resistance change. The study expands on opportunities for semiconductors with localized polar symmetry as the hardware basis for future computational architectures.
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- Hui Bai
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
- Nanostructure Research Center, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Physics, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, 430070, Wuhan, China.
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Electronic origin of the enhanced thermoelectric efficiency of Cu 2Se. Sci Bull (Beijing) 2020; 65:1888-1893. [PMID: 36738053 DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2020.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2020] [Revised: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Thermoelectric materials (TMs) can uniquely convert waste heat into electricity, which provides a potential solution for the global energy crisis that is increasingly severe. Bulk Cu2Se, with ionic conductivity of Cu ions, exhibits a significant enhancement of its thermoelectric figure of merit zT by a factor of ~3 near its structural transition around 400 K. Here, we show a systematic study of the electronic structure of Cu2Se and its temperature evolution using high-resolution angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy. Upon heating across the structural transition, the electronic states near the corner of the Brillouin zone gradually disappear, while the bands near the centre of Brillouin zone shift abruptly towards high binding energies and develop an energy gap. Interestingly, the observed band reconstruction well reproduces the temperature evolution of the Seebeck coefficient of Cu2Se, providing an electronic origin for the drastic enhancement of the thermoelectric performance near 400 K. The current results not only bridge among structural phase transition, electronic structures and thermoelectric properties in a condensed matter system, but also provide valuable insights into the search and design of new generation of thermoelectric materials.
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Lu P, Qiu W, Wei Y, Zhu C, Shi X, Chen L, Xu F. The order-disorder transition in Cu 2Se and medium-range ordering in the high-temperature phase. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA SECTION B, STRUCTURAL SCIENCE, CRYSTAL ENGINEERING AND MATERIALS 2020; 76:201-207. [PMID: 32831222 DOI: 10.1107/s2052520620002164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The high thermoelectric performance of cuprous selenide (Cu2Se) arises from its specific structures consisting of two independent sublattices, i.e. the rigid face-centered cubic (f.c.c.) Se sublattice and the flexible Cu sublattice showing a variety of ordered configurations at numerous interstitial sites. Upon increasing the temperature, the Cu sublattice undergoes an order-to-disorder transition but the details of the structural evolution have not been fully elucidated. Here, in situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is used to investigate the thermally induced structural changes of Cu2Se in both real and reciprocal spaces. Order-disorder transition was found to proceed in nanoblocks accompanied by the structural fluctuations between low-temperature and high-temperature phases. Electron diffraction revealed the emergence of medium-range ordering of Cu atoms in the high-temperature f.c.c. phase. By referring to the Coulomb interaction evaluations, the superstructures for the medium-range ordering were constructed. Such medium-range atomic ordering was sustained over a wide temperature range (from the phase transition temperature to over 800 K in the TEM) but gradually changed to short-range ordering as indicated by the appearance of diffuse scattering rings.
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- Ping Lu
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), 1295 Dingxi Road, Shanghai, 200050, People's Republic of China
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Chen N, Scimeca MR, Paul SJ, Hafiz SB, Yang Z, Liu X, Yang F, Ko DK, Sahu A. High-performance thermoelectric silver selenide thin films cation exchanged from a copper selenide template. NANOSCALE ADVANCES 2020; 2:368-376. [PMID: 36133987 PMCID: PMC9416934 DOI: 10.1039/c9na00605b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Over the past decade, Ag2Se has attracted increasing attention due to its potentially excellent thermoelectric (TE) performance as an n-type semiconductor. It has been considered a promising alternative to Bi-Te alloys and other commonly used yet toxic and/or expensive TE materials. To optimize the TE performance of Ag2Se, recent research has focused on fabricating nanosized Ag2Se. However, synthesizing Ag2Se nanoparticles involves energy-intensive and time-consuming techniques with poor yield of final product. In this work, we report a low-cost, solution-processed approach that enables the formation of Ag2Se thin films from Cu2-x Se template films via cation exchange at room temperature. Our simple two-step method involves fabricating Cu2-x Se thin films by the thiol-amine dissolution of bulk Cu2Se, followed by soaking Cu2-x Se films in AgNO3 solution and annealing to form Ag2Se. We report an average power factor (PF) of 617 ± 82 μW m-1 K-2 and a corresponding ZT value of 0.35 at room temperature. We obtained a maximum PF of 825 μW m-1 K-2 and a ZT value of 0.46 at room temperature for our best-performing Ag2Se thin-film after soaking for 5 minutes. These high PFs have been achieved via full solution processing without hot-pressing.
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- Nan Chen
- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Brooklyn New York 11201 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Brooklyn New York 11201 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Brooklyn New York 11201 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark New Jersey 07102 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken New Jersey 07030 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Brooklyn New York 11201 USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Stevens Institute of Technology Hoboken New Jersey 07030 USA
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark New Jersey 07102 USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, New York University Brooklyn New York 11201 USA
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Roth N, Iversen BB. Solving the disordered structure of β-Cu 2-xSe using the three-dimensional difference pair distribution function. ACTA CRYSTALLOGRAPHICA A-FOUNDATION AND ADVANCES 2019; 75:465-473. [PMID: 31041902 DOI: 10.1107/s2053273319004820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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High-performing thermoelectric materials such as Zn4Sb3 and clathrates have atomic disorder as the root to their favorable properties. This makes it extremely difficult to understand and model their properties at a quantitative level, and thus effective structure-property relations are challenging to obtain. Cu2-xSe is an intensely studied, cheap and non-toxic high performance thermoelectric, which exhibits highly peculiar transport properties, especially near the β-to-α phase transition around 400 K, which must be related to the detailed nature of the crystal structure. Attempts to solve the crystal structure of the low-temperature phase, β-Cu2-xSe, have been unsuccessful since 1936. So far, all studies have assumed that β-Cu2-xSe has a three-dimensional periodic structure, but here we show that the structure is ordered only in two dimensions while it is disordered in the third dimension. Using the three-dimensional difference pair distribution function (3D-ΔPDF) analysis method for diffuse single-crystal X-ray scattering, the structure of the ordered layer is solved and it is shown that there are two modes of stacking disorder present which give rise to an average structure with higher symmetry. The present approach allows for a direct solution of structures with disorder in some dimensions and order in others, and can be thought of as a generalization of the crystallographic Patterson method. The local and extended structure of a solid determines its properties and Cu2-xSe represents an example of a high-performing thermoelectric material where the local atomic structure differs significantly from the average periodic structure observed from Bragg crystallography.
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- Nikolaj Roth
- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography, Department of Chemistry, Aarhus University, Aarhus 8000, Denmark
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Guan M, Zhao K, Qiu P, Ren D, Shi X, Chen L. Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance of Quaternary Cu 2-2 xAg 2 xSe 1- xS x Liquid-like Chalcogenides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:13433-13440. [PMID: 30875476 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Liquid-like binary Cu2-δX (X = S, Se, and Te) chalcogenides and their ternary solid solutions have gained notable attention in thermoelectrics due to their interesting and abnormal thermal and electrical transport properties. However, previous studies mainly focus on a single element alloying at either an anion or cation site whereas the investigation on cation/anion co-alloying is very rare so far. Here, a series of quaternary Cu2-2 xAg2 xSe1- xS x ( x = 0.01, 0.03, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15) liquid-like copper chalcogenide materials have been fabricated and the effects of Ag/S co-alloying on the thermoelectric properties of Cu2Se have been systematically studied. It is found that all compounds are mixed phases at room temperature but single cubic phase at high temperatures. The introduction of Ag and S in Cu2Se brings about a large mass fluctuation rather than strain field fluctuation that effectively suppresses the lattice thermal conductivity. Furthermore, on increasing the Ag and S contents, the high electrical conductivity of pristine Cu2Se is well tuned to the optimal range derived from the single parabolic band model analysis. Consequently, a peak zT of 1.6 at 900 K is achieved in Cu1.8Ag0.2Se0.9S0.1, which is about 33% higher than that of binary Cu2Se.
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- Mengjia Guan
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering , Shanghai Jiao Tong University , Shanghai 200240 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure , Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shanghai 200050 , China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering , University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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Chen H, Yue Z, Ren D, Zeng H, Wei T, Zhao K, Yang R, Qiu P, Chen L, Shi X. Thermal Conductivity during Phase Transitions. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1806518. [PMID: 30549105 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201806518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Revised: 11/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Thermal conductivity is a very basic property that determines how fast a material conducts heat, which plays an important and sometimes a dominant role in many fields. However, because materials with phase transitions have been widely used recently, understanding and measuring temperature-dependent thermal conductivity during phase transitions are important and sometimes even questionable. Here, the thermal transport equation is corrected by including heat absorption due to phase transitions to reveal how a phase transition affects the measured thermal conductivity. In addition to the enhanced heat capacity that is well known, it is found that thermal diffusivity can be abnormally lowered from the true value, which is also dependent on the speed of phase transitions. The extraction of the true thermal conductivity requires removing the contributions from both altered heat capacity and thermal diffusivity during phase transitions, which is well demonstrated in four selected kinds of phase transition materials (Cu2 Se, Cu2 S, Ag2 S, and Ag2 Se) in experiment. This study also explains the lowered abnormal thermal diffusivity during phase transitions in other materials and thus provides a novel strategy to engineer thermal conductivity for various applications.
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- Hongyi Chen
- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
- School of Physical Science and Technology, Shanghai Tech University, Shanghai, 201210, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
- Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80309, USA
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200050, China
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Byeon D, Sobota R, Delime-Codrin K, Choi S, Hirata K, Adachi M, Kiyama M, Matsuura T, Yamamoto Y, Matsunami M, Takeuchi T. Discovery of colossal Seebeck effect in metallic Cu 2Se. Nat Commun 2019; 10:72. [PMID: 30622265 PMCID: PMC6325113 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-07877-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 11/28/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Both electrical conductivity σ and Seebeck coefficient S are functions of carrier concentration being correlated with each other, and the value of power factor S2σ is generally limited to less than 0.01 W m-1 K-2. Here we report that, under the temperature gradient applied simultaneously to both parallel and perpendicular directions of measurement, a metallic copper selenide, Cu2Se, shows two sign reversals and colossal values of S exceeding ±2 mV K-1 in a narrow temperature range, 340 K < T < 400 K, where a structure phase transition takes place. The metallic behavior of σ possessing larger magnitude exceeding 600 S cm-1 leads to a colossal value of S2σ = 2.3 W m-1 K-2. The small thermal conductivity less than 2 W m-1 K-1 results in a huge dimensionless figure of merit exceeding 400. This unusual behavior is brought about by the self-tuning carrier concentration effect in the low-temperature phase assisted by the high-temperature phase.
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- Dogyun Byeon
- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Konyo Kita 1-1-1, Itami, Hyogo, 664-0016, Japan
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- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Konyo Kita 1-1-1, Itami, Hyogo, 664-0016, Japan
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- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Konyo Kita 1-1-1, Itami, Hyogo, 664-0016, Japan
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- Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Konyo Kita 1-1-1, Itami, Hyogo, 664-0016, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan
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- Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakata 2-12-1, Tempaku, Nagoya, 468-8511, Japan.
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Chen L, Liu J, Jiang C, Zhao K, Chen H, Shi X, Chen L, Sun C, Zhang S, Wang Y, Zhang Z. Nanoscale Behavior and Manipulation of the Phase Transition in Single-Crystal Cu 2 Se. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2019; 31:e1804919. [PMID: 30422346 DOI: 10.1002/adma.201804919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Phase transition is a fundamental physical phenomenon that has been widely studied both theoretically and experimentally. According to the Landau theory, the coexistence of high- and low-temperature phases is thermodynamically impossible during a second-order phase transition in a bulk single crystal. Here, the coexistence of two (α and β) phases in wedge-shaped nanosized single-crystal Cu2 Se over a large temperature range are demonstrated. By considering the surface free-energy difference between the two phases and the shape effect, a thermodynamic model is established, which explicitly explains their coexistence. Intriguingly, it is found that with a precise control of the heating temperature, the phase boundary can be manipulated at atomic level. These discoveries extend the understanding of phase transitions to the nanoscale and shed light on rational manipulation of phase transitions in nanomaterials.
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- Lu Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructures, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Shanghai, 200050, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, Victoria, 3122, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY, 12180, USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials and Center of Electron Microscopy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, P. R. China
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Baumer F, Nilges T. Phase Segregation of Polymorphic Solid Ion Conducting Cu7
PSe6
during Thermoelectric Experiments. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201800108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Franziska Baumer
- Synthesis and Characterization of Innovative Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstrasse 4 85748 Garching b. München Germany
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- Synthesis and Characterization of Innovative Materials; Department of Chemistry; Technical University of Munich; Lichtenbergstrasse 4 85748 Garching b. München Germany
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Dalgaard KJ, Eikeland EZ, Sist M, Iversen BB. Maximum Entropy Method Visualization of Disorder and Ion Migration in Thermoelectric Cu2-δSe. ADVANCED THEORY AND SIMULATIONS 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/adts.201800068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Kirstine J. Dalgaard
- Center for Materials Crystallography; Department of Chemistry and iNANO; Aaarhus University; DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography; Department of Chemistry and iNANO; Aaarhus University; DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography; Department of Chemistry and iNANO; Aaarhus University; DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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- Center for Materials Crystallography; Department of Chemistry and iNANO; Aaarhus University; DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark
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Rettie AJE, Malliakas CD, Botana AS, Hodges JM, Han F, Huang R, Chung DY, Kanatzidis MG. Ag2Se to KAg3Se2: Suppressing Order–Disorder Transitions via Reduced Dimensionality. J Am Chem Soc 2018; 140:9193-9202. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b04888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Alexander J. E. Rettie
- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
- HPSynC, Geophysical Laboratory, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Department of Materials Science, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
- Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research, Shanghai 201203, China
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Ren P, Liu Y, He J, Lv T, Gao J, Xu G. Recent advances in inorganic material thermoelectrics. Inorg Chem Front 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8qi00366a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
Abstract
Time line of representative inorganic bulk thermoelectric materials from 1960s to the present.
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- Pan Ren
- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Clemson University
- Clemson
- USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy
- Clemson University
- Clemson
- USA
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Beijing 100083
- China
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- Beijing Municipal Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials and Technology
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- University of Science and Technology Beijing
- Beijing 100083
- China
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