Volume 7, Issue 3 2201368
Research Article

Theoretical Prediction of Thermoelectric Performance for Layered LaAgOX (X = S, Se) Materials in Consideration of the Four-Phonon and Multiple Carrier Scattering Processes

Shulin Bai

Shulin Bai

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Jingyi Zhang

Jingyi Zhang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Mengxiu Wu

Mengxiu Wu

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Dongming Luo

Dongming Luo

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Da Wan

Da Wan

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Xiaodong Li

Xiaodong Li

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

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Shuwei Tang

Corresponding Author

Shuwei Tang

College of Materials Science and Engineering, Liaoning Technical University, Fuxin, Liaoning, 123000 China

Faculty of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, 130024 China

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First published: 15 January 2023
Citations: 2

Abstract

Inspired by the experimental achievement of layered LaCuOX (X = S, Se) with superior thermoelectric (TE) performance, the TE properties of Ag-based isomorphic LaAgOX are systemically investigated by the first-principles calculation. The LaAgOS and LaAgOSe are direct semiconductors with wide bandgaps of ≈2.50 and ≈2.35 eV. Essential four-phonon and multiple carrier scattering mechanisms are considered in phonon and electronic transport calculations to improve the accuracy of the figure-of-merit (ZT). The p-type LaAgOX (X = S, Se) shows excellent TE performance on account of the large Seebeck coefficient originated from the band convergency and low thermal conductivity caused by the strong phonon–phonon scattering. Consequently, the optimal ZTs along the out-of-plane direction decrease in the order of n-type LaAgOSe (≈2.88) > p-type LaAgOSe (≈2.50) > p-type LaAgOS (≈2.42) > n-type LaAgOS (≈2.27) at 700 K, and the optimal ZTs of ≈1.16 and ≈1.29 are achieved for p-type LaAgOS and LaAgOSe at the same temperature. The present work would provide a deep insight into the phonon and electronic transport properties of LaAgOX (X = S, Se), but also could shed light on the way for the rational design of state-of-the-art heteroanionic materials for TE application.

Conflict of Interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available on request from the corresponding author. The data are not publicly available due to privacy or ethical restrictions.

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