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Guerra JM, Mahr C, Giar M, Czerner M, Heiliger C. Ab initio calculations of conduction band effective mass parameters of thermoelectric [Formula: see text] (X, Y = Si, Ge, Sn) alloys. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16333. [PMID: 33004898 PMCID: PMC7529947 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73277-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
Abstract
Since there are still research interests in the physical properties of quasi-binary thermoelectric [Formula: see text] alloys, with X, Y = Si, Ge, Sn, we present an ab initio analysis that yields the relative formation energy and effective masses of the conduction bands, in the whole compositional range x. We base our calculations on the full-relativistic Korringa, Kohn and Rostocker (KKR) Green's functions formalism within the coherent potential approximation (CPA). Formation energies, measured relative to the end [Formula: see text] compounds, show no excess energy for the [Formula: see text] substitution thus indicating a complete solubility. In contrast, concave and asymmetric formation energies for intermediate compositions in the [Formula: see text] alloys manifest a miscibility gap. With this basis, we compute and discuss the crossing of the conduction bands observed in n-type [Formula: see text] materials. We present direction- and band-dependent effective masses using a generalized single parabolic band effective mass approximation to discuss anisotropic effects, to interpret available experimental and theoretical data, and to predict intermediate and not yet published transport parameters on these alloys.
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- Juan M. Guerra
- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität (University of Giessen), 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität (University of Giessen), 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität (University of Giessen), 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität (University of Giessen), 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Institut für Theoretische Physik, Justus-Liebig-Universität (University of Giessen), 35392 Giessen, Germany
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Farahi N, Stiewe C, Truong DYN, de Boor J, Müller E. High efficiency Mg2(Si,Sn)-based thermoelectric materials: scale-up synthesis, functional homogeneity, and thermal stability. RSC Adv 2019; 9:23021-23028. [PMID: 35514519 PMCID: PMC9067257 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra04800f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Considering the need for large quantities of high efficiency thermoelectric materials for industrial applications, a scalable synthesis method for high performance magnesium silicide based materials is proposed.
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- Nader Farahi
- Institute of Materials Research
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- D-51170 Köln
- Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- D-51170 Köln
- Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- D-51170 Köln
- Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- D-51170 Köln
- Germany
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- Institute of Materials Research
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- D-51170 Köln
- Germany
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry
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Bumba J, Dytrych P, Fajgar R, Kastanek F, Solcova O. Total Germanium Recycling from Electronic and Optical Waste. Ind Eng Chem Res 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.8b01237] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Jakub Bumba
- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i., Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i., Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i., Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i., Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemical Process Fundamentals of the CAS, v. v. i., Rozvojova 135/1, Prague 6, Czech Republic
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Mizoguchi H, Muraba Y, Fredrickson DC, Matsuishi S, Kamiya T, Hosono H. The Unique Electronic Structure of Mg 2 Si: Shaping the Conduction Bands of Semiconductors with Multicenter Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017; 56:10135-10139. [PMID: 28467629 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201701681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 03/27/2017] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The electronic structures of the antifluorite-type compound Mg2 Si is described in which a sublattice of short cation-cation contacts creates a very low conduction band minimum. Since Mg2 Si shows n-type conductivity without intentional carrier doping, the present result indicates that the cage defined by the cations plays critical roles in carrier transport similar to those of inorganic electrides, such as 12 CaO⋅7 Al2 O3 :e- and Ca2 N. A distinct difference in the location of conduction band minimum between Mg2 Si and the isostructural phase Na2 S is explained in terms of factors such as the differing interaction strengths of the Si/S 3s orbitals with the cation levels, with the more core-like character of the S 3s leading to a relatively low conduction band energy at the Γ point. Based on these results and previous research on electrides, approaches can be devised to control the energy levels of cation sublattices in semiconductors.
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- Hiroshi Mizoguchi
- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.,Permanent address: Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.,Laboratory for Materials Research, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan.,Laboratory for Materials Research, Institute of Innovative Research, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku, Yokohama, 226-8503, Japan
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Mizoguchi H, Muraba Y, Fredrickson DC, Matsuishi S, Kamiya T, Hosono H. The Unique Electronic Structure of Mg2
Si: Shaping the Conduction Bands of Semiconductors with Multicenter Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201701681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Hiroshi Mizoguchi
- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
- Permanent address: Department of Chemistry; University of Wisconsin-Madison; 1101 University Avenue Madison WI 53706 USA
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
- Laboratory for Materials Research; Institute of Innovative Research; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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- Materials Research Center for Element Strategy; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
- Laboratory for Materials Research; Institute of Innovative Research; Tokyo Institute of Technology; 4259 Nagatsuta, Midori-ku Yokohama 226-8503 Japan
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Farahi N, Prabhudev S, Bugnet M, Botton GA, Zhao J, Tse JS, Salvador JR, Kleinke H. Enhanced figure of merit in Mg2Si0.877Ge0.1Bi0.023/multi wall carbon nanotube nanocomposites. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra12225b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Adding multi wall carbon nanotubes to Mg2Si0.877Ge0.1Bi0.023 led to an increased power factor via energy filtering as well as a lowered thermal conductivity via increased phonon scattering, and thus an enhanced thermoelectric performance.
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- Nader Farahi
- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Waterloo
- Waterloo
- Canada N2L 3G1
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
- Canada L8S 4L8
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
- Canada L8S 4L8
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- Materials Science and Engineering Department
- McMaster University
- Hamilton
- Canada L8S 4L8
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
- University of Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Canada S7N 5B2
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- Department of Physics and Engineering Physics
- University of Saskatchewan
- Saskatoon
- Canada S7N 5B2
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- Department of Chemistry and Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Waterloo
- Waterloo
- Canada N2L 3G1
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Bessas D, Simon RE, Friese K, Koza M, Hermann RP. Lattice dynamics in intermetallic Mg2Ge and Mg2Si. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2014; 26:485401. [PMID: 25374424 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/26/48/485401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The lattice dynamics of polycrystalline Mg(2)Ge and Mg(2)Si are compared using both microscopic and macroscopic measurements as well as theoretical calculations. The volume thermal expansion coefficient between 200 and 300 K was found to be 4.37(5) · 10(-5) K(-1) in Mg(2)Ge, compared to 3.69(5) · 10(-5) K(-1) in Mg(2)Si. Inelastic neutron scattering measurements yield densities of phonon states which are in line with theoretical calculations. The microscopic data were corroborated with macroscopic calorimetry measurements and provide quantified values for anharmonicity. The estimated macroscopic Grüneisen parameter is, γ(Mg(2)Si) = 1.17(5) and γ(Mg(2)Ge) = 1.46(5) at 295 K, in excellent agreement with Raman scattering data. Although the element specific mean force constants are practically the same, in Mg(2)Ge and Mg(2)Si, a mass homology relation alone cannot reproduce the difference in the partial densities of vibrational states in these compounds and differences in elemental bonding should be taken into account.
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- D Bessas
- Jülich Centre for Neutron Science JCNS and Peter Grünberg Institut PGI, JARA-FIT, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, D-52425 Jülich, Germany. Faculté des Sciences, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium. European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, F-38043, Grenoble, France
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Jund P, Viennois R, Colinet C, Hug G, Fèvre M, Tédenac JC. Lattice stability and formation energies of intrinsic defects in Mg2Si and Mg2Ge via first principles simulations. JOURNAL OF PHYSICS. CONDENSED MATTER : AN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS JOURNAL 2013; 25:035403. [PMID: 23238114 DOI: 10.1088/0953-8984/25/3/035403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We report an ab initio study of the semiconducting Mg(2)X (with X = Si, Ge) compounds and in particular we analyze the formation energies of the different point defects with the aim of understanding the intrinsic doping mechanisms. We find that the formation energy of Mg(2)Ge is 50% larger than that of Mg(2)Si, in agreement with the experimental tendency. From a study of the stability and the electronic properties of the most stable defects, taking into account the growth conditions, we show that the main cause of the n doping in these materials comes from interstitial magnesium defects. Conversely, since other defects acting like acceptors such as Mg vacancies or multivacancies are more stable in Mg(2)Ge than in Mg(2)Si, this explains why Mg(2)Ge can be of n or p type, in contrast to Mg(2)Si. The finding that the most stable defects are different in Mg(2)Si and Mg(2)Ge and depend on the growth conditions is important and must be taken into account in the search for the optimal doping to improve the thermoelectric properties of these materials.
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- Philippe Jund
- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire et des Matériaux I.C.G., UMR-CNRS 5253, Université Montpellier II, Place E. Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 5, France.
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Waibel M, Raudaschl-Sieber G, Fässler TF. Mixed Tetrahedral Zintl Clusters: Single Crystal Structure Determination of [Si4-xGex]4−, [(MesCu)2(Si4-xGex)]4−, and the 29Si MAS NMR Spectra of A4Si2Ge2 (A=K, Rb). Chemistry 2011; 17:13391-4. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201102095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Bux SK, Yeung MT, Toberer ES, Snyder GJ, Kaner RB, Fleurial JP. Mechanochemical synthesis and thermoelectric properties of high quality magnesium silicide. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011. [DOI: 10.1039/c1jm10827a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 178] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Pallister PJ, Moudrakovski IL, Ripmeester JA. Mg-25 ultra-high field solid state NMR spectroscopy and first principles calculations of magnesium compounds. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2009; 11:11487-500. [DOI: 10.1039/b916076k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Björling T, Noréus D, Jansson K, Andersson M, Leonova E, Edén M, Hålenius U, Häussermann U. SrAlSiH: A Polyanionic Semiconductor Hydride. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2005; 44:7269-73. [PMID: 16231383 DOI: 10.1002/anie.200502090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Thomas Björling
- Structural Chemistry, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden
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Björling T, Noréus D, Jansson K, Andersson M, Leonova E, Edén M, Hålenius U, Häussermann U. SrAlSiH: A Polyanionic Semiconductor Hydride. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.200502090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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