期刊
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
卷 449, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.137748
关键词
Thermoelectric properties; Micro; nano structure; Cu (2-x) S; Hydrothermal method
资金
- National Key Research and Development Program [2018YFC1902501, 2019YFC1908005, 2018YFC1903605]
- Na-tional Natural Science Foundation of China [61904008]
A micro/nano Cu2-xS composite with significantly enhanced thermoelectric properties is prepared through a simple hydrothermal method. The power factor and thermal conductivity are optimized by the introduction of nanostructure and increased Cu1.96S contents, resulting in a higher maximum thermoelectric conversion efficiency value at 773 K.
Among the state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials, copper sulfides (Cu2S) have been predicted as promising thermoelectric materials due to their low intrinsic thermal conductivity. However, they still confront the problems with lower electrical properties, which distinctly restrict their thermoelectric application. Significant enhancement of thermoelectric properties is a great challenge owing to the common interdependence of electrical and thermal conductivity. Herein, a micro/nano Cu2-xS composite, with significantly enhanced thermoelectric properties, is prepared via a simple hydrothermal method. Due to the synergistic effect of the introduced nanostructure and the increased Cu1.96S contents, the micro/nano Cu2-xS bulk samples present a power factor of 10.1 mu W cm-1 K-2 at 773 K. Meanwhile, a decrease of the thermal conductivity to 0.69 W m-1 K-1 is obtained, originating from the strong phonon scattering of micro/nano structure. Remarkably, a ZTmax value of 1.1 at 773 K is obtained, which is higher than the reported Cu2-xS thermoelectric material using chemical methods. This study proposes a facile microstructure engineering strategy for the development of high-performance thermoelectric materials.
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