Enhanced thermoelectric performance of PbSe-graphene nanocomposite manufactured with acoustic cavitation induced defects

Gayner, Chhatrasal; Sharma, Raghunandan; Malik, Iram; Kumar, Mukesh; Singh, Sugandha; Kumar, Kiran; Tahalyani, Jitendra; Srivastava, Tulika; Kar, Kamal K.; Yokoi, Hiroyuki; Naskar, Amit K.

doi:10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.106943

Title: Enhanced thermoelectric performance of PbSe-graphene nanocomposite manufactured with acoustic cavitation induced defects

Journal Article · 13 January 2022 · Nano Energy

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nanoen.2022.106943 · OSTI ID:1865748

Gayner, Chhatrasal ^[1]; Sharma, Raghunandan ^[1]; Malik, Iram ^[1]; Kumar, Mukesh ^[1]; Singh, Sugandha ^[1]; Kumar, Kiran ^[1]; Tahalyani, Jitendra ^[1]; Srivastava, Tulika ^[1]; Kar, Kamal K. ^[1]; Yokoi, Hiroyuki ^[2];

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Indian Inst. of Technology (IIT), Kanpur (India)
Kumamoto University (Japan)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

An order of magnitude rise in the thermoelectric (TE) performance of the PbSe, a scalable and easy-to-manufacture TE material, has been achieved by incorporating reduced graphene oxide (Gr) nanoplatelets in a PbSe/PbSeO₃ heterostructure formed by acoustic cavitation-assisted oxidation. The fabricated Gr/PbSe/PbSeO₃ nanocomposites exhibit high TE performance with an exceptionally high Seebeck coefficient coupled with low thermal conductivity. The variation in the Seebeck coefficient has been attributed to a reduction in charge carrier mobility due to the ferroelectric polarization effect. Furthermore, the increase in electrical resistivity is minimized by adding graphene. At an optimal weight fraction (0.2 wt%), graphene nano-inclusions lead to superior Seebeck coefficient values as high as ~2000 μV/K at ~500 K, providing high overall TE performance. This study shows substantial changes in the TE properties of PbSe through the incorporation of graphene and PbSeO₃. The understanding and methodology developed in this study can be exploited for the scalable manufacturing of high-performance TE materials.

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Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; Government of India, Department of Science and Technology

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1865748

Journal Information:: Nano Energy, Journal Name: Nano Energy Journal Issue: . Vol. 94; ISSN 2211-2855

Publisher:: ElsevierCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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