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The thermoelectric properties of α-XP (X = Sb and Bi) monolayers from first-principles calculations.
Liu, Xin; Zhang, Dingbo; Chen, Yuanzheng; Wang, Hui; Wang, Hongyan; Ni, Yuxiang.
Afiliação
  • Liu X; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
  • Zhang D; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
  • Chen Y; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
  • Wang H; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
  • Wang H; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
  • Ni Y; School of Physical Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 610031, P. R. China. yuxiang.ni@swjtu.edu.cn.
Phys Chem Chem Phys ; 23(43): 24598-24606, 2021 Nov 10.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34723296
Thermoelectric (TE) materials as one of the effective solutions to the energy crisis are gaining more and more interest owing to their capability to generate electricity from waste heat without generating air pollution. In this work, the TE properties of α-XP monolayers such as the stability, electronic structure, electrical and phonon transport were thoroughly studied in combination with the first-principles calculations and Boltzmann transport equations. We found that α-SbP and α-BiP have indirect bandgaps of 0.85 eV and 0.73 eV, respectively, which are suitable for thermoelectric materials. Furthermore, due to the multiple valleys at the energy band edges and the high carrier mobility, α-XP possesses both large Seebeck coefficients and high electrical conductivities. It is also found that the lattice thermal conductivity of α-BiP is smaller than that of α-SbP due to lower phonon frequencies, smaller phonon group velocities, larger Grüneisen parameters and higher phonon relaxation times. High TE performance was achieved with the ZT values reaching 4.59 (for α-BiP at 500 K) and 1.34 (for α-SbP at 700 K). Our results quantify α-XP monolayers as promising candidates for building outstanding thermoelectric devices.

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Texto completo: 1 Base de dados: MEDLINE Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article