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

Abstract

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

^[3]

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)

Publication Date:: Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018

Research Org.:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

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

OSTI Identifier:: 1597909

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1460906

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

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie (International Edition); Journal Volume: 57; Journal Issue: 34; Journal ID: ISSN 1433-7851

Publisher:: Wiley

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Xu, Biao, Feng, Tianli, Li, Zhe, Zhou, Lin, Pantelides, Sokrates T., and Wu, Yue. Creating Zipper-Like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature-Processed Nanostructured PbBi 2nTe1+3n : Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance.  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Xu, Biao, Feng, Tianli, Li, Zhe, Zhou, Lin, Pantelides, Sokrates T., & Wu, Yue. Creating Zipper-Like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature-Processed Nanostructured PbBi 2nTe1+3n : Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201805890

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                    Xu, Biao, Feng, Tianli, Li, Zhe, Zhou, Lin, Pantelides, Sokrates T., and Wu, Yue. Thu .  
"Creating Zipper-Like van der Waals Gap Discontinuity in Low-Temperature-Processed Nanostructured PbBi 2nTe1+3n : Enhanced Phonon Scattering and Improved Thermoelectric Performance".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201805890.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1597909.

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@article{osti_1597909,

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

  author       = {Xu, Biao and Feng, Tianli and Li, Zhe and Zhou, Lin and Pantelides, Sokrates T. and Wu, Yue},

  abstractNote = {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 .},

  doi          = {10.1002/anie.201805890},

  journal      = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},

  number       = 34,

  volume       = 57,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018},

  month        = {Thu Jul 19 00:00:00 EDT 2018}

}

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Figure 1: (a) XRD profiles of the 0.14286 PbTe-0.85714 Bi_0.666Te NHS before SPS and nano PbBi₄Te₇ sample after SPS. (b) HRTEM image of the nano PbBi₆Te₁₀ sample, scale bar is 100 nm. Illustrations of bulk-phase crystal structures of (c) Bi₂Te₃, (d) PbBi₄Te₇ and (e) PbBi₆Te₁₀. The Pb, Bi and Temore »

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