Key properties of inorganic thermoelectric materials—tables (version 1)
This paper presents tables of key thermoelectric properties, which define thermoelectric
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
conversion efficiency, for a wide range of inorganic materials. The twelve families of …
Predictive synthesis
K Kovnir - Chemistry of Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
Current solid state synthesis intrinsically involves a multidimensional space which is
challenging to parametrize and predict. The diversity of extended structures comes from the …
challenging to parametrize and predict. The diversity of extended structures comes from the …
Strong scattering from low-frequency rattling modes results in low thermal conductivity in antimonide clathrate compounds
Recent discoveries of materials with ultralow thermal conductivity open a pathway to
significant developments in the field of thermoelectricity. Here, we conduct a comparative …
significant developments in the field of thermoelectricity. Here, we conduct a comparative …
New Trick for an Old Dog: From Prediction to Properties of “Hidden Clathrates” Ba2Zn5As6 and Ba2Zn5Sb6
The zinc–antimony phase space has been heavily investigated due to the structural
complexity and abundance of high-performing thermoelectric materials. Consequentially …
complexity and abundance of high-performing thermoelectric materials. Consequentially …
Solution-Grown Ternary Semiconductors: Nanostructuring and Stereoelectronic Lone Pair Distortions in I–V–VI2 Materials
Alkali pnictogen dichalcogenides─ I–V–VI2 or APnCh2─ have been identified as promising
semiconducting materials for energy conversion devices. However, the controlled nanoscale …
semiconducting materials for energy conversion devices. However, the controlled nanoscale …
Discovery of the final primitive Frank-Kasper phase of clathrate hydrates
S Muromachi, S Takeya - Science Advances, 2024 - science.org
In weakly bound materials such as water, one of the three primitive Frank-Kasper (FK)
phases, the Z phase, is long absent due to the relatively unstable framework. The Z phase in …
phases, the Z phase, is long absent due to the relatively unstable framework. The Z phase in …
ABa6Cu31Te22 (A = K, Rb, Cs) Featuring Polyanionic Copper–Telluride Frameworks with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity
A Sarkar, FT Cerasoli, G Viswanathan… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Three polyanionic tellurides, A Ba6Cu31Te22 (A= K, Rb, Cs), were synthesized in salt flux.
The isostructural tellurides crystallize in a new structure type, in the cubic Pa 3 space group …
The isostructural tellurides crystallize in a new structure type, in the cubic Pa 3 space group …
Organizing Chaos: Boosting Thermoelectric Properties by Ordering the Clathrate Framework of Ba8Cu16As30
The type I clathrate, Ba8Cu16As30, is reinvestigated and found to have a low-temperature
polymorph mP 108-Ba8Cu16As30 with ordered Cu and As sites. In situ temperature …
polymorph mP 108-Ba8Cu16As30 with ordered Cu and As sites. In situ temperature …
Ternary Zinc Antimonides Unlocked Using Hydride Synthesis
V Gvozdetskyi, SJ Lee, B Owens-Baird… - Inorganic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Three new sodium zinc antimonides Na11Zn2Sb5, Na4Zn9Sb9, and NaZn3Sb3 were
synthesized utilizing sodium hydride NaH as a reactive sodium source. In comparison to the …
synthesized utilizing sodium hydride NaH as a reactive sodium source. In comparison to the …
From Three-Dimensional Clathrates to Two-Dimensional Zintl Phases AMSb2 (A = Rb, Cs; M = Ga, In) Composed of Pentagonal M–Sb Rings
J Wang, B Owens-Baird, K Kovnir - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Three new antimonide Zintl phases, RbGaSb2, CsGaSb2, and CsInSb2, were discovered
during exploration of corresponding A–M–Sb (A= Rb, Cs; M= Ga, In) ternary systems while …
during exploration of corresponding A–M–Sb (A= Rb, Cs; M= Ga, In) ternary systems while …