Similar to high performance SnSe thermoelectrics, SnSe2 is also a layered structured semiconductor.However, its anisotropic thermoelectric properties are less experimentally investigated. In this work,Cl-doped SnSe2 b...Similar to high performance SnSe thermoelectrics, SnSe2 is also a layered structured semiconductor.However, its anisotropic thermoelectric properties are less experimentally investigated. In this work,Cl-doped SnSe2 bulk materials are successfully prepared, and their thermal stability and anisotropic transport properties are systematically studied. Unexpectedly, different from the theoretical prediction and other typical layered thermoelectric compounds like Bi_2Te_3, the out-of-plane zT_c value is higher than in-plane zT_a for the same composition. The zT value is significantly enhanced by Cl doping. A maximum zT_c of ~0.4 at 673 K is achieved in SnSe_(1.88)Cl_(0.12), twice higher than previously reported Cl-doped SnSe_2 synthesized by the solvothermal method.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (51725102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11574267, 51571177 and 61534001)
文摘Similar to high performance SnSe thermoelectrics, SnSe2 is also a layered structured semiconductor.However, its anisotropic thermoelectric properties are less experimentally investigated. In this work,Cl-doped SnSe2 bulk materials are successfully prepared, and their thermal stability and anisotropic transport properties are systematically studied. Unexpectedly, different from the theoretical prediction and other typical layered thermoelectric compounds like Bi_2Te_3, the out-of-plane zT_c value is higher than in-plane zT_a for the same composition. The zT value is significantly enhanced by Cl doping. A maximum zT_c of ~0.4 at 673 K is achieved in SnSe_(1.88)Cl_(0.12), twice higher than previously reported Cl-doped SnSe_2 synthesized by the solvothermal method.
