Cu_1.75Te nanowires as building blocks to fabricate bulk materials with enhanced thermoelectric performance

References

• Yang L, Chen Z-G, Dargusch MS, et al. High performance thermoelectric materials: progress and their applications. Adv Energy Mater. 2018;8(6):1701797.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Yu Y, Lee YK, et al. High performance n-type PbSe-Cu2Se Thermoelectrics through conduction band engineering and phonon softening. J Am Chem Soc. 2018;140(40):5535–15545.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Snyder GJ. Complex thermoelectric materials. Nat Mater. 2008;7(2):105–114.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Mahan GD, Sofo JO. The best thermoelectric. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1996;93(15):7436–7439.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cheng F, Shen L, Li D, et al. Preparation and electrical transport properties of VIII-type Sn-based single-crystal clathrates (Eu/Ba)8Ga16Sn30. Mater Technol. 2017;32(2):105–108.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wang J, Cheng F, Liu H, et al. Structural and electronic properties of type I and VIII Sr8Ga16Sn30 clathrates under compression. Mater Technol. 2016;31(4):216–221.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang J, Yu L, Wang T, et al. Thermoelectric properties of n-type CuxBi2S3 materials fabricated by plasma activated sintering. J Alloys Compd. 2018;780(2019):25–40.
   Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Lee YK, Cha J, et al. Defect engineering for high performance n-type PbSe thermoelectrics. J Am Chem Soc. 2018;140(29):9282–9290.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ge B, Shi Z, Zhou C, et al. Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type eco-friendly material Cu1-xAgxFeS2 (x=0-0.14) via bandgap tuning. J Alloys Compd. 2019;809:151717.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Dresselhaus MS, Chen G, Tang MY, et al. New directions for low-dimensional thermoelectric materials. Adv Mater. 2007;19(8):1043–1053.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu X, Li S, Liu T, et al. Tuning SnSe/ SnS hetero-interfaces to enhance thermoelectric performance. Funct Mater Lett. 2018;11(6):1850069.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Dun C, Ge B, et al. Highly robust and flexible n-type thermoelectric film based on Ag2Te nanoshuttle/polyvinylidene fluoride hybrids. Nanoscale. 2018;10(31):14830–14834.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Shi Z, Ge B, et al. Scalable solution-based synthesis of component-controllable ultrathin PbTe1-xSex nanowires with high n-type thermoelectric performance. J Mater Chem A. 2017;5(6):2876–2884.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ge B, Hu J, Shi Z, et al. Integration of multi-scale defects for optimizing thermoelectric properties of n-type Cu1-xCdxFeS2 (x = 0–0.1). Nanoscale. 2019;11(37):17340–17349.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhang A, Zhang B, Lu W, et al. Twin engineering in solution-synthesized nonstoichiometric Cu5FeS4 icosahedral nanoparticles for enhanced thermoelectric performance. Adv Funct Mater. 2018;28(10):1705117.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Nethravathi C, Rajamathi CR, Rajamathi M, et al. Synthesis and thermoelectric behaviour of copper telluride nanosheets. J Mater Chem A. 2014;2(4):985–990.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Wang K, Dun C, et al. Environmentally benign synthesis of high-quality, band gap-tunable, homogeneous Te/Se alloyed nanowires. RSC Adv. 2015;5(85):69268–69272.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Dun C, Wang K, et al. General method of synthesis ultrathin ternary metal chalcogenide nanowires for potential thermoelectric applications. Nano Energy. 2016;30:709–716.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Dun C, Wang Q, et al. Nanowires as building blocks to gabricate flexible thermoelectric fabric: the case of copper telluride nanowires. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015;7(38):21015–21020.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Guo X, Jia X, Zhang Y, et al. Investigation of electrical transport properties of Bi0.5Sb1.5Te2.7Se0.3 alloys prepared by high-pressure method. Adv Funct Mater. 2015;8(5):1550055.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhao LD, Tan G, Hao S, et al. Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe. Science. 2015;351(6269):141–144.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Yang J, Liu G, Yan J, et al. Enhanced the thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2S3 polycrystalline by iodine doping. J Alloys Compd. 2017;728:351–356.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Agne MT, Voorhees PW, Snyder GJ. Phase Transformation contributions to heat capacity and impact on thermal diffusivity, thermal conductivity, and thermoelectric performance. Adv Mater. 2019;31(35):1902980.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ghosh A, Mitra M, Banerjee D, et al. Facile electrochemical deposition of Cu7Te4 thin films with visible-light driven photocatalytic activity and thermoelectric performance. RSC Adv. 2016;6(27):22803–22811.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Ballikaya S, Chi H, Salvador JR, et al. Thermoelectric properties of Ag-doped Cu2Se and Cu2Te. J Mater Chem A. 2013;1(40):12478–12484.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhao K, Guan M, Qiu P, et al. Thermoelectric properties of Cu2Se1-xTex solid solutions. J Mater Chem A. 2018;6(16):6977–6986.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhao K, Blichfeld AB, Chen H, et al. Enhanced thermoelectric performance through tuning bonding energy in Cu2Se1-xSx liquid-like materials. Chem Mater. 2017;29(15):6367–6377.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu H, Shi X, Xu F, et al. Copper ion liquid-like thermoelectrics. Nat Mater. 2012;11(5):422–425.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Liu H, Xun Y, Ping L, et al. Ultrahigh thermoelectric performance by electron and phonon critical scattering in Cu2Se1-xIx. Adv Mater. 2013;25(45):6607–6612.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Butt S, Xu W, Farooq MU, et al. Enhanced thermoelectricity in high-temperature β-phase Copper (I) Selenides embedded with Cu2Te nanoclusters. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2016;8(24):15196–15204.
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Xu Y, Wu Y, Chen Z, et al. Thermoelectric properties of Ni-doped BaSi2. Funct Mater Lett. 2016;09(1):1650017.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Zhou C, Yu Y, Zhang X, et al. Cu intercalation and Br doping to thermoelectric SnSe2 lead to ultrahigh electron mobility and temperature-independent power factor. Adv Funct Mater. 2019. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.201908405.
   Google Scholar
• Chen G, Chen Y, Cui Y, et al. Morphology-controlled fabrication of nano Ag/poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) composites and their effect on electric conductive properties of UV ink. Mater Technol. 2016;31(1):17–22.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar