Creating Zipper-Like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature-Processed Nanostructured PbBi 2nTe1+3n : Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance

Xu, Biao; Feng, Tianli; Li, Zhe; Zhou, Lin; Pantelides, Sokrates T.; Wu, Yue

doi:10.1002/anie.201805890

Title: Creating Zipper-Like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature-Processed Nanostructured PbBi _2nTe_1+3n : Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance

Journal Article · Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201805890· OSTI ID:1597909

^[1]; Feng, Tianli ^[2]; Li, Zhe ^[3]; Zhou, Lin ^[4]; Pantelides, Sokrates T. ^[2];

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Nanjing University of Science and Technology (China)
Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (United States)
Iowa State University, Ames, IA (United States)
Ames Laboratory, Ames, IA (United States)

Abstract Nanoengineered materials can embody distinct atomic structures which deviate from that of the bulk‐grain counterpart and induce significantly modified electronic structures and physical/chemical properties. The phonon structure and thermal properties, which can also be potentially modulated by the modified atomic structure in nanostructured materials, however, are seldom investigated. Employed here is a mild approach to fabricate nanostructured PbBi _{2 n} Te _{1+3 n} using a solution‐synthesized PbTe‐Bi ₂ Te ₃ nano‐heterostructure as a precursor. The as‐obtained monoliths have unprecedented atomic structure, differing from that of the bulk counterpart, especially the zipper‐like van der Waals gap discontinuity and the random arrangement of septuple‐quintuple layers. These structural motifs break the lattice periodicity and coherence of phonon transport, leading to ultralow thermal conductivity and excellent thermoelectric z T .

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC); Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-09ER46554; AC02-05CH11231; AE89991/043; FG0209ER46554

OSTI ID:: 1597909

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1460906

Journal Information:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), Vol. 57, Issue 34; ISSN 1433-7851

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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