Issue 5, 2022

Compositional engineering of metal-xanthate precursors toward (Bi1−xSbx)2S3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) films with enhanced room temperature thermoelectric performance

Abstract

The preparation of high-performance thermoelectric thin films can be challenging. Herein, we report the preparation, characterization, and thermoelectric performance of morphology-controlled bismuth sulfide (Bi2S3) thin films using a single-source precursor, namely bismuth(III) ethylxanthate. Using this precursor, room-temperature thermoelectric thin-films could be prepared quickly and cost-effectively. We acquired the intrinsic Bi2S3 thin films with electrical conductivity of 14.23 S cm−1 and Seebeck coefficient of −388.33 μV K−1 at room temperature, which are comparable to that of the bulk Bi2S3. Furthermore, a higher Seebeck coefficient could be achieved by adopting a composition engineering method to achieve an antimony (Sb)-doping solid solution, in which the phonon scattering and dislocation density could be manipulated. By tuning the mole fraction of Sb in the films, we further improved the Seebeck coefficient to −516.35 μV K−1 and the power factor to 170.10 μW m−1 K−2 with a solid solution of (Bi0.97Sb0.03)2S3. Thus, the chalcogenide composition engineering protocol can be a universal methodology to fabricate target semiconductors for thin-film thermoelectric applications, which may broaden the application of thermoelectric films in the field of microelectronic devices.

Graphical abstract: Compositional engineering of metal-xanthate precursors toward (Bi1−xSbx)2S3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) films with enhanced room temperature thermoelectric performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
14 Sep 2021
Accepted
23 Dec 2021
First published
23 Dec 2021

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022,10, 1718-1726

Compositional engineering of metal-xanthate precursors toward (Bi1−xSbx)2S3 (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.05) films with enhanced room temperature thermoelectric performance

Z. Hu, L. Deng, T. Wu, J. Wang, F. Wu, L. Chen, Q. Li, W. Liu, S. Lien and P. Gao, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2022, 10, 1718 DOI: 10.1039/D1TC04394C

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