Nanostructured CuFeSe2 Eskebornite: An efficient thermoelectric material with ultra-low thermal conductivity

• Published in: Materials science & engineering. B, Solid-state materials for advanced technology Vol. 284; p. 115914
• Main Authors: Moorthy, Manojkumar, Bhui, Animesh, Battabyal, Manjusha, Perumal, Suresh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Lausanne Elsevier B.V 01.10.2022; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Electrical resistivity; Electron states; Ferromagnetism; Field emission; Figure of merit; Heat conductivity; Heat transfer; high zT; Nanomaterials; Nanoparticles; p-type CuFeSe2 eskebornite; Photomicrographs; Seebeck effect; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric materials; Thermoelectrics; Ultra-low thermal conductivity; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; X ray powder diffraction; high zT; Thermoelectrics; Nanomaterials; p-type CuFeSe2 eskebornite; Ultra-low thermal conductivity

Schematic illustration of the synthesis process and thermal conductivity reduction in nano-CuFeSe2. [Display omitted] •Bulk and nano-CuFeSe2 samples have been successfully synthesized using vacuum melting and hydrothermal method, respectively.•From the TEM, the average particle size of nano-CuFeSe2...