Bonding Hierarchy and Coordination Interaction Leading to High Thermoelectricity in Wide Bandgap TlAgI2

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Autori principali: Wang, Xiaoying, Li, Mengyang, Feng, Minxuan, Li, Xuejie, Hao, Yuzhou, Shi, Wen, He, Jiangang, Ding, Xiangdong, Gao, Zhibin
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author Wang, Xiaoying
Li, Mengyang
Feng, Minxuan
Li, Xuejie
Hao, Yuzhou
Shi, Wen
He, Jiangang
Ding, Xiangdong
Gao, Zhibin
author_facet Wang, Xiaoying
Li, Mengyang
Feng, Minxuan
Li, Xuejie
Hao, Yuzhou
Shi, Wen
He, Jiangang
Ding, Xiangdong
Gao, Zhibin
contents High thermoelectric properties are associated with the phonon-glass electron-crystal paradigm. Conventional wisdom suggests that the optimal bandgap of semiconductor to achieve the largest power factor should be between 6 and 10 kbT. To address challenges related to the bipolar effect and temperature limitations, we present findings on Zintl-type TlAgI2, which demonstrates an exceptionally low lattice thermal conductivity of 0.3 W m-1 K-1 at 300 K. The achieved figure of merit (ZT) for TlAgI2, featuring a 1.55 eV bandgap, reaches a value of 2.20 for p-type semiconductor. This remarkable ZT is attributed to the existence of extended antibonding states Ag-I in the valence band. Furthermore, the bonding hierarchy, influencing phonon anharmonicity, and coordination bonds, facilitating electron transfer between the ligand and the central metal ion, significantly contribute to electronic transport. This finding serves as a promising avenue for the development of high ZT materials with wide bandgaps at elevated temperatures.
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spellingShingle Bonding Hierarchy and Coordination Interaction Leading to High Thermoelectricity in Wide Bandgap TlAgI2
Wang, Xiaoying
Li, Mengyang
Feng, Minxuan
Li, Xuejie
Hao, Yuzhou
Shi, Wen
He, Jiangang
Ding, Xiangdong
Gao, Zhibin
Materials Science
Applied Physics
High thermoelectric properties are associated with the phonon-glass electron-crystal paradigm. Conventional wisdom suggests that the optimal bandgap of semiconductor to achieve the largest power factor should be between 6 and 10 kbT. To address challenges related to the bipolar effect and temperature limitations, we present findings on Zintl-type TlAgI2, which demonstrates an exceptionally low lattice thermal conductivity of 0.3 W m-1 K-1 at 300 K. The achieved figure of merit (ZT) for TlAgI2, featuring a 1.55 eV bandgap, reaches a value of 2.20 for p-type semiconductor. This remarkable ZT is attributed to the existence of extended antibonding states Ag-I in the valence band. Furthermore, the bonding hierarchy, influencing phonon anharmonicity, and coordination bonds, facilitating electron transfer between the ligand and the central metal ion, significantly contribute to electronic transport. This finding serves as a promising avenue for the development of high ZT materials with wide bandgaps at elevated temperatures.
title Bonding Hierarchy and Coordination Interaction Leading to High Thermoelectricity in Wide Bandgap TlAgI2
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.03229