Enhancing the solubility of Mn in AgSbSe2 for high thermoelectric performance through entropy engineering

Point defects play an important role in regulating the electrical and thermal transport properties of thermoelectric materials, but it is always restricted by the solubility of dopants in the matrix. Herein, we demonstrate an effective route to enhance the solubility of Mn from 8% up to 30% in AgSbS...

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Published inJournal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Vol. 11; no. 25; pp. 13720 - 13728
Main Authors Zheng, Ma, Luo, Yubo, Wang, Li, Yingchao Wei, Li, Chengjun, Abubakar Yakubu Haruna, Zhang, Zhihong, Li, Xin, Jiang, Qinghui, Yang, Junyou
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge Royal Society of Chemistry 27.06.2023
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Carrier density
Electrical conductivity
Electrical resistivity
Entropy
Point defects
Solubility
Thermal conductivity
Thermoelectric materials
Transport properties
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Summary:Point defects play an important role in regulating the electrical and thermal transport properties of thermoelectric materials, but it is always restricted by the solubility of dopants in the matrix. Herein, we demonstrate an effective route to enhance the solubility of Mn from 8% up to 30% in AgSbSe2 through entropy-driven alloying with MnSe. It enables us to largely enhance the carrier concentration and electrical conductivity and also reduce the lattice thermal conductivity of AgSbSe2. As a consequence, (AgSbSe2)0.7(MnSe)0.3 has a high ZT of ∼0.96 at 750 K. Moreover, a further enhanced ZT of 1.18 was achieved in (AgSbSe2)0.7(Mn0.99Se)0.3 at 750 K by the introduced Mn vacancies.
ISSN:2050-7488
2050-7496
DOI:10.1039/d3ta01778h