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2D Chalcogenide Nanoplate Assemblies for Thermoelectric Applications.

Chaochao Dun¹, Corey A Hewitt¹, Qi Li²

¹Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials, Department of Physics, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27109, USA.

Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

|March 2, 2017

Summary

Engineered antimony telluride (Sb₂ Te₃) nanoplate architectures with unique chirality show enhanced thermoelectric properties. This breakthrough paves the way for advanced wearable power harvesting devices.

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2D chalcogenides decouple flexible thermoelectrics nano-heterostructures screw dislocations

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

Antimony telluride (Sb₂ Te₃) is a promising thermoelectric material.
Developing novel nanostructures is key to enhancing thermoelectric performance.
Controlling nanoscale architecture influences material properties.

Purpose of the Study:

To engineer Sb₂ Te₃ nanoplate architectures with antisymmetric chirality.
To modify these nanostructures with silver (Ag) nanoparticles.
To investigate the thermoelectric properties of the modified nanoassemblies.

Main Methods:

Utilized engineered atomic dislocations to create Sb₂ Te₃ nanoplate architectures.
Employed high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).
Performed surface modification by growing Ag nanoparticles onto Sb₂ Te₃ edge sites and conducted transport experiments.

Main Results:

Achieved well-ordered Sb₂ Te₃ nanoplate architectures with antisymmetric chirality and minimal strain.
Demonstrated atomically sharp and regularly spaced Ag nanoparticle decoration on the Sb₂ Te₃ nanostructures.
Observed a significant increase in carrier density, yielding high electrical conductivity (3.5 × 10⁴ S m^-1) and a 20% increase in the Seebeck coefficient.

Conclusions:

The engineered Sb₂ Te₃ nanoassemblies exhibit a record thermoelectric power factor (371 µW m^-1 K^-2) for flexible, freestanding films.
The novel nanoarchitectures and surface modifications offer a new pathway for developing efficient wearable power harvesters.
Topologically complex, low-dimensional nanoassemblies show great potential for energy harvesting applications.