Simultaneously boosting electrical and thermal transport properties of CuGaTe <sub>2</sub> through XCl <sub>2</sub> (X = Cd, Zn) doping-driven band and defect engineering
Sitong Luo, Jingxuan Liang, Zhibo Wei, Yifan Du, Liang Lv, Yuntian Jiang, Shuqi Zheng, Weiyu Song, Zipei Zhang
Abstract
The structure of CuGaTe 2 has been optimized by the introduction of XCl 2 (X = Cd, Zn), which creates acceptor defects and nanopores. This synergistically improves the thermoelectric and mechanical properties.
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DopingBoosting (machine learning)Materials scienceThermalEngineering physicsSemiconductorOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyComputer sciencePhysicsArtificial intelligenceThermodynamicsChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and MaterialsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties