Heterostructured bismuth telluride selenide nanosheets for enhanced thermoelectric performance

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Beitragende

Abstract

The n-type semiconductor system Bi2Te3Bi2Se3 is known as a low-temperature thermoelectric material with a potentially high efficiency. Herein, a facile approach is reported to synthesize core/shell heterostructured Bi2Te2Se/Bi2Te3 nanosheets (NSs) with lateral dimensions of 1–3 μm and thickness of about 50 nm. Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, as well as heterostructured Bi2Te2Se/Bi2Te3 NSs are obtained via colloidal synthesis. Heterostructured NSs show an inhomogeneous distribution of the chalcogen atoms forming selenium and tellurium-rich layers across the NS thickness, resulting in a core/shell structure. Detailed morphological studies reveal that these structures contain nanosized pores. These features contribute to the overall thermoelectric properties of the material, inducing strong phonon scattering at grain boundaries in compacted solids. NSs are processed into nanostructured bulks through spark plasma sintering of dry powders to form a thermoelectric material with high power factor. Electrical characterization of our materials reveals a strong anisotropic behavior in consolidated pellets. It is further demonstrated that by simple thermal annealing, core/shell structure can be controllably transformed into alloyed one. Using this approach pellets with Bi2Te2.55Se0.45 composition are obtained, which exhibit low thermal conductivity and high power factor for in-plane direction with zT of 1.34 at 400 K.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer2000021
Seiten (von - bis)2000021
Seitenumfang1
FachzeitschriftSmall Science
Jahrgang1
Ausgabenummer1
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Jan. 2021
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

Scopus 85158099784
ORCID /0000-0002-4859-4325/work/142253295
Mendeley 78fb03b4-293b-35b7-9d67-c0b1212c627b

Schlagworte

Forschungsprofillinien der TU Dresden

Schlagwörter

  • bismuth chalcogenides, colloidal synthesis, core/shell heterostructures, nanosheets, thermoelectrics