Thermoelectric(TE)performance of Ca_(3)Co_(4)O_(9)(CCO)has been investigated extensively via a doping strategy in the past decades.However,the doping sites of different sublayers in CCO and their contributions to the ...Thermoelectric(TE)performance of Ca_(3)Co_(4)O_(9)(CCO)has been investigated extensively via a doping strategy in the past decades.However,the doping sites of different sublayers in CCO and their contributions to the TE performance remain unrevealed because of its strong correlated electronic system.In this work,Sr and Ti are chosen to realize doping at the[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]and[CoO_(2)]sublayers in CCO.It was found that figure of merit(ZT)at 957 K of Ti-doped CCO was improved 30% than that of undoped CCO whereas 1 at% Sr doping brought about a 150% increase in ZT as compared to undoped CCO.The significant increase in electronic conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient are attributed to the enhanced carrier concentration and spin-entropy of Co^(4+) originating from the Sr doping effects in[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]sublayer,which are evidenced by the scanning electron microscope(SEM),Raman,Hall,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis.Furthermore,the reduced thermal conductivity is attributed to the improved phonon scattering from heavier Sr doped Ca site in[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]sublayer.Our findings demonstrate that doping at Ca sites of[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]layer is a feasible pathway to boost TE performance of CCO material through promoting the electronic conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient,and reducing the thermal conductivity simultaneously.This work provides a deep understanding of the current limited ZT enhancement on CCO material and provides an approach to enhance the TE performance of other layered structure materials.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51802181)the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province(Grant No.2019JQ-771)the Foundation of Shaanxi University of Science&Technology(Grant No.2017GBJ-03).
文摘Thermoelectric(TE)performance of Ca_(3)Co_(4)O_(9)(CCO)has been investigated extensively via a doping strategy in the past decades.However,the doping sites of different sublayers in CCO and their contributions to the TE performance remain unrevealed because of its strong correlated electronic system.In this work,Sr and Ti are chosen to realize doping at the[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]and[CoO_(2)]sublayers in CCO.It was found that figure of merit(ZT)at 957 K of Ti-doped CCO was improved 30% than that of undoped CCO whereas 1 at% Sr doping brought about a 150% increase in ZT as compared to undoped CCO.The significant increase in electronic conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient are attributed to the enhanced carrier concentration and spin-entropy of Co^(4+) originating from the Sr doping effects in[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]sublayer,which are evidenced by the scanning electron microscope(SEM),Raman,Hall,and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)analysis.Furthermore,the reduced thermal conductivity is attributed to the improved phonon scattering from heavier Sr doped Ca site in[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]sublayer.Our findings demonstrate that doping at Ca sites of[Ca_(2)CoO_(3)]layer is a feasible pathway to boost TE performance of CCO material through promoting the electronic conductivity and the Seebeck coefficient,and reducing the thermal conductivity simultaneously.This work provides a deep understanding of the current limited ZT enhancement on CCO material and provides an approach to enhance the TE performance of other layered structure materials.
