Vacancy cluster-induced local disordered structure for the enhancement of thermoelectric property in Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnSe<sub>4</sub>
Zhou Li, Weihui Zhang, Bingchuan Gu, Chenxi Zhao, Bangjiao Ye, Chong Xiao, Yi Xie
Abstract
Local disorder induced by vacancy clusters containing cation and intrinsic Se vacancies servers as thermoelectric performance booster in cation-deficient Cu<sub>2</sub>ZnSnSe<sub>4</sub>.
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Vacancy defectThermoelectric effectCZTSCluster (spacecraft)Materials scienceBooster (rocketry)Condensed matter physicsCrystallographyOptoelectronicsSolar cellPhysicsChemistryThermodynamicsComputer scienceProgramming languageAstronomyAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties