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Peierls distortion as a route to high thermoelectric performance in In4Se3-δ crystals

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  • Jong-Soo Rhyee

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Kyu Hyoung Lee

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Sang Mock Lee

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Eunseog Cho

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Sang Il Kim

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Eunsung Lee

    (Materials Research Laboratory, Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology)

  • Yong Seung Kwon

    (Sung Kyun Kwan University)

  • Ji Hoon Shim

    (Pohang University of Science and Technology)

  • Gabriel Kotliar

    (Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey 08854-8019, USA)

Abstract

Thermoelectric materials via Peierls distortion Thermoelectric materials, which convert heat into electricity, are much studied for their potential in energy-saving applications — for example as a way of recovering waste heat in cars. At present, though, these materials are inefficient, with very few of them achieving a thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) above one in the mid-temperature range (500–900 K). Now a figure of merit of 1.48, notably high for a bulk material, is reported for indium selenide crystals (In4Se3–δ) at 705 K. The high thermoelectric performance of this material is related to a Peierls distortion of the crystal lattice at 710 K. This work suggests a new direction in the search for high-performance thermoelectric materials, exploiting intrinsic nanostructural bulk properties induced by charge density waves.

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  • Jong-Soo Rhyee & Kyu Hyoung Lee & Sang Mock Lee & Eunseog Cho & Sang Il Kim & Eunsung Lee & Yong Seung Kwon & Ji Hoon Shim & Gabriel Kotliar, 2009. "Peierls distortion as a route to high thermoelectric performance in In4Se3-δ crystals," Nature, Nature, vol. 459(7249), pages 965-968, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:459:y:2009:i:7249:d:10.1038_nature08088
    DOI: 10.1038/nature08088
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