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Title: Thermoelectric transport coefficients in mono-layer MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}: Role of substrate, interface phonons, plasmon, and dynamic screening

Abstract

The thermoelectric transport coefficients of electrons in two recently emerged transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMD), MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}, are calculated by solving Boltzmann transport equation using Rode's iterative technique in the diffusive transport regime and the coupled current (electrical and heat) equations. Scattering from remote phonons along with the hybridization of TMD plasmon with remote phonon modes and dynamic screening under linear polarization response are investigated in TMDs sitting on a dielectric environment. The transport coefficients are obtained for a varying range of temperature and doping density for three different types of substrates—SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and HfO{sub 2}. The Seebeck co-efficient for MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2} is found to be higher than 3D semiconductors even with diffusive transport. The electronic thermal conductivity is found to be low, however, the thermoelectric figure of merit is limited by the high phonon thermal conductivity. It is found that judicious selection of a dielectric environment based on temperature of operation and carrier density is crucial to optimize the thermoelectric performance of TMD materials.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Electrical Engineering Department, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260 (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22492795
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Applied Physics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 118; Journal Issue: 13; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; ALUMINIUM OXIDES; BOLTZMANN EQUATION; CARRIER DENSITY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; HAFNIUM OXIDES; LAYERS; MOLYBDENUM SULFIDES; PERFORMANCE; PHONONS; SCATTERING; SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS; SILICON OXIDES; SUBSTRATES; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY

Citation Formats

Ghosh, Krishnendu, and Singisetti, Uttam. Thermoelectric transport coefficients in mono-layer MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}: Role of substrate, interface phonons, plasmon, and dynamic screening. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1063/1.4932140.
Ghosh, Krishnendu, & Singisetti, Uttam. Thermoelectric transport coefficients in mono-layer MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}: Role of substrate, interface phonons, plasmon, and dynamic screening. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932140
Ghosh, Krishnendu, and Singisetti, Uttam. 2015. "Thermoelectric transport coefficients in mono-layer MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}: Role of substrate, interface phonons, plasmon, and dynamic screening". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4932140.
@article{osti_22492795,
title = {Thermoelectric transport coefficients in mono-layer MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}: Role of substrate, interface phonons, plasmon, and dynamic screening},
author = {Ghosh, Krishnendu and Singisetti, Uttam},
abstractNote = {The thermoelectric transport coefficients of electrons in two recently emerged transition metal di-chalcogenides (TMD), MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2}, are calculated by solving Boltzmann transport equation using Rode's iterative technique in the diffusive transport regime and the coupled current (electrical and heat) equations. Scattering from remote phonons along with the hybridization of TMD plasmon with remote phonon modes and dynamic screening under linear polarization response are investigated in TMDs sitting on a dielectric environment. The transport coefficients are obtained for a varying range of temperature and doping density for three different types of substrates—SiO{sub 2}, Al{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and HfO{sub 2}. The Seebeck co-efficient for MoS{sub 2} and WSe{sub 2} is found to be higher than 3D semiconductors even with diffusive transport. The electronic thermal conductivity is found to be low, however, the thermoelectric figure of merit is limited by the high phonon thermal conductivity. It is found that judicious selection of a dielectric environment based on temperature of operation and carrier density is crucial to optimize the thermoelectric performance of TMD materials.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4932140},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22492795}, journal = {Journal of Applied Physics},
issn = {0021-8979},
number = 13,
volume = 118,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Wed Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}