Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4
Abstract
Quaternary chalcogenides continue to be of interest due to the variety of physical properties they possess, as well as their potential for different applications of interest. Investigations on materials with the sphalerite crystal structure have only recently begun. In this study we have synthesized sulfur-based sphalerite quaternary chalcogenides, including off-stoichiometric compositions, and investigated the temperature-dependent electronic, thermal and structural properties of these materials. Insulating to semiconducting transport is observed with stoichiometric variation, and analyses of heat capacity and thermal expansion revealed lattice anharmonicity that contributes to the low thermal conductivity these materials possess. Finally, we include similar analyses for CuZn2InSe4 and compare these sphalerite quaternary chalcogenides to that of zinc blende binaries in order to fully understand the origin of the low thermal conductivity these quaternary chalcogenides possess.
- Authors:
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- Univ. of South Florida, Tampa, FL (United States)
- Technische Universität Dresden (Germany)
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Material Measurement Lab.
- National Inst. of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, MD (United States). Material Measurement Lab; Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE); National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1842582
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725; DMR-1748188
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Dalton Transactions
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 50; Journal Issue: 47; Journal ID: ISSN 1477-9226
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Quaternary chalcogenides; sphalerite; transport properties; heat capacity; thermal expansion
Citation Formats
Ojo, Oluwagbemiga P., Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige B., Poddig, Hagen, Wang, Hsin, Martin, Joshua, Kirsch, Dylan J., and Nolas, George S. Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4. United States: N. p., 2021.
Web. doi:10.1039/d1dt03218f.
Ojo, Oluwagbemiga P., Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige B., Poddig, Hagen, Wang, Hsin, Martin, Joshua, Kirsch, Dylan J., & Nolas, George S. Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt03218f
Ojo, Oluwagbemiga P., Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige B., Poddig, Hagen, Wang, Hsin, Martin, Joshua, Kirsch, Dylan J., and Nolas, George S. Wed .
"Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/d1dt03218f. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1842582.
@article{osti_1842582,
title = {Synthesis, structure, electronic and thermal properties of sphalerite CuZn2InS4},
author = {Ojo, Oluwagbemiga P. and Gunatilleke, Wilarachchige B. and Poddig, Hagen and Wang, Hsin and Martin, Joshua and Kirsch, Dylan J. and Nolas, George S.},
abstractNote = {Quaternary chalcogenides continue to be of interest due to the variety of physical properties they possess, as well as their potential for different applications of interest. Investigations on materials with the sphalerite crystal structure have only recently begun. In this study we have synthesized sulfur-based sphalerite quaternary chalcogenides, including off-stoichiometric compositions, and investigated the temperature-dependent electronic, thermal and structural properties of these materials. Insulating to semiconducting transport is observed with stoichiometric variation, and analyses of heat capacity and thermal expansion revealed lattice anharmonicity that contributes to the low thermal conductivity these materials possess. Finally, we include similar analyses for CuZn2InSe4 and compare these sphalerite quaternary chalcogenides to that of zinc blende binaries in order to fully understand the origin of the low thermal conductivity these quaternary chalcogenides possess.},
doi = {10.1039/d1dt03218f},
journal = {Dalton Transactions},
number = 47,
volume = 50,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2021},
month = {Wed Nov 10 00:00:00 EST 2021}
}
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