Issue 1, 2014

Magnetic ions in wide band gap semiconductor nanocrystals for optimized thermoelectric properties

Abstract

Here we propose a new concept in which incorporated magnetic ions create spin entropy, a narrowed band-gap and stronger anharmonic phonon coupling to obtain a larger Seebeck coefficient, higher electrical conductivity and lower thermal conductivity for significant improvement of the ZT value. This idea is experimentally achieved both with magnetic ion doping and full substitution of quaternary chalcogenide nanocrystals: the ZT value of Ni-doped Cu2ZnSnS4 is extraordinarily enhanced by 7.4 times compared to that of pure Cu2ZnSnS4, while Cu2CoSnS4 shows a 9.2 times improvement.

Graphical abstract: Magnetic ions in wide band gap semiconductor nanocrystals for optimized thermoelectric properties

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
23 Aug 2013
Accepted
04 Oct 2013
First published
07 Oct 2013

Mater. Horiz., 2014,1, 81-86

Magnetic ions in wide band gap semiconductor nanocrystals for optimized thermoelectric properties

C. Xiao, K. Li, J. Zhang, W. Tong, Y. Liu, Z. Li, P. Huang, B. Pan, H. Su and Y. Xie, Mater. Horiz., 2014, 1, 81 DOI: 10.1039/C3MH00091E

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