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High-throughput screening of potentially ductile and low thermal conductivity ABX3 (X = S, Se, Te) thermoelectric perovskites.
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Applied Physics Letters . 2/26/2024, Vol. 124 Issue 9, p1-7. 7p. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Chalcogenide perovskites, renowned for their low lattice thermal conductivity, have emerged as promising candidates for thermoelectric applications. Hence, we leveraged first-principles high-throughput calculations to investigate the electrical and thermal transport properties, as well as the ductility, of the chalcogenide perovskites ABX3 (X = S, Se, Te). Candidates with 30 combinations were initially screened by bandgap screening (Eg > 0.1 eV), stability assessment (Born–Huang criterion), and ductility evaluation (Pugh's ratio: G/K < 0.571, the ratio of shear modulus G to bulk modulus K) from the MatHub-3d database (176 ABX3 crystal structures, 32 kinds of space groups, and number of atoms Natom < 40). Intriguingly, weaker chemical bonding between the A and X site atom pairs gives rise to a higher ductility in the screened quasi-ductile perovskites. Furthermore, it should be noted that the low phonon group velocities confirmed the low lattice thermal conductivity of the materials. In consequence, the identification of quasi-ductile thermoelectrics, characterized by six n-type and six p-type candidates with ZT > 0.3 at 300 K, stands as the most promising candidates for application in thermoelectrics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 124
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 175796277
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0188454