Thermoelectric transport in Ru$_2$TiSi full-Heusler compounds
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| author | Garmroudi, Fabian Parzer, Michael Mori, Takao Pustogow, Andrej Bauer, Ernst |
| author_facet | Garmroudi, Fabian Parzer, Michael Mori, Takao Pustogow, Andrej Bauer, Ernst |
| contents | Heusler compounds with six valence electrons per atom have attracted interest as thermoelectric materials owing to their semimetallic and semiconducting properties. Here, we theoretically and experimentally investigate electronic transport in Ru$_2$TiSi-based full-Heuslers. We show that electronic transport in this system can be well captured by a two-parabolic band model. The larger band gap of Ru$_2$TiSi promises a higher thermoelectric performance, compared to its isovalent family member Fe$_2$VAl, which has been studied as a thermoelectric material for over two decades. Additionally, we identify $p$-type Ru$_2$TiSi as far more efficient than previously studied $n$-type compounds and demonstrate that this can be traced back to much lighter and more mobile holes originating from dispersive valence bands. Our findings demonstrate that an exceptionally high dimensionless figure of merit $zT > 1$ can be realized in these $p$-type compounds around 700 K upon proper reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity, e.g., by substituting Zr or Hf for Ti. |
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| spellingShingle | Thermoelectric transport in Ru$_2$TiSi full-Heusler compounds Garmroudi, Fabian Parzer, Michael Mori, Takao Pustogow, Andrej Bauer, Ernst Materials Science Heusler compounds with six valence electrons per atom have attracted interest as thermoelectric materials owing to their semimetallic and semiconducting properties. Here, we theoretically and experimentally investigate electronic transport in Ru$_2$TiSi-based full-Heuslers. We show that electronic transport in this system can be well captured by a two-parabolic band model. The larger band gap of Ru$_2$TiSi promises a higher thermoelectric performance, compared to its isovalent family member Fe$_2$VAl, which has been studied as a thermoelectric material for over two decades. Additionally, we identify $p$-type Ru$_2$TiSi as far more efficient than previously studied $n$-type compounds and demonstrate that this can be traced back to much lighter and more mobile holes originating from dispersive valence bands. Our findings demonstrate that an exceptionally high dimensionless figure of merit $zT > 1$ can be realized in these $p$-type compounds around 700 K upon proper reduction of the lattice thermal conductivity, e.g., by substituting Zr or Hf for Ti. |
| title | Thermoelectric transport in Ru$_2$TiSi full-Heusler compounds |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.06039 |