Extraordinary Thermoelectric Performance Realized in Hierarchically Structured AgSbSe2 with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Weihong GaoZihang Liu

Abstract

Thermoelectric conversion from low-grade heat to electricity is regarded as the highly reliable and environmentally friendly technology in energy-harvesting area. However, how to develop efficient thermoelectric materials using a simple fabrication method is still a critical challenge in thermoelectric community. Here, we first fabricate the high thermoelectric performance of Ca-doped AgSbSe2 with a hierarchical microstructure using a facile approach, namely, mechanical alloying (for only 30 min) and a quick hot-pressing method. The hierarchical microstructure, including point defects (atomic scale), dislocations, and nanoprecipitates (nanoscale) as well as grain boundaries (microscale), strongly scatters phonons with comparable sizes without deterioration of carrier mobility. Because of the higher carrier concentration of nanostructured AgSbSe2 than that of coarse-grain AgSbSe2, power factor can also be improved slightly after nanostructuring. Ca doping further optimizes the carrier concentration and creates the point-defect scattering of phonons, leading to the ultralow lattice thermal conductivity ∼0.27 W m-1 K-1 at 673 K and thus largely improving the peak ZT up to 1.2. The high thermoelectric performance in combination wit...Continue Reading

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