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High Thermoelectric Performance of a Novel γ-PbSnX2 (X = S, Se, Te) Monolayer: Predicted Using First Principles

Authors :
Changhao Ding
Zhifu Duan
Nannan Luo
Jiang Zeng
Wei Ren
Liming Tang
Keqiu Chen
Source :
Nanomaterials, Vol 13, Iss 9, p 1519 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
MDPI AG, 2023.

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) group IV metal chalcogenides are potential candidates for thermoelectric (TE) applications due to their unique structural properties. In this paper, we predicted a 2D monolayer group IV metal chalcogenide semiconductor γ-PbSn2 (X = S, Se, Te), and first-principles calculations and Boltzmann transport theory were used to study the thermoelectric performance. We found that γ-PbSnX2 had an ultra-high carrier mobility of up to 4.04 × 103 cm2 V−1 s−1, which produced metal-like electrical conductivity. Moreover, γ-PbSn2 not only has a very high Seebeck coefficient, which leads to a high power factor, but also shows an intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity of 6–8 W/mK at room temperature. The lower lattice thermal conductivity and high power factors resulted in excellent thermoelectric performance. The ZT values of γ-PbSnS2 and γ-PbSnSe2 were as high as 2.65 and 2.96 at 900 K, respectively. The result suggests that the γ-PbSnX2 monolayer is a better candidates for excellent thermoelectric performance.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
20794991
Volume :
13
Issue :
9
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Nanomaterials
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.156d16a49148a3aaf3c5f5fc5931f0
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13091519