Introducing atomistic dynamics at van der Waals surfaces for enhancing the thermoelectric performance of layered Bi<sub>0.4</sub>Sb<sub>1.6</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>
Adil Mansoor, Bushra Jabar, Syed Shoaib Ahmad Shah, Muhammad Sufyan Javed, Tayyaba Najam, Muhammad Ishaq, Shuo Chen, Fu Li, Xiao‐Lei Shi, Yuexing Chen, Guangxing Liang, Zhi‐Gang Chen, Zhuanghao Zheng
Abstract
In the present work, the induced atomic diffusion at van der Waals layers and prevailed crystal-amorphicity duality optimized the electronic and chemical environments, leading to enhanced thermoelectric performance of a layered material.
Topics & Concepts
van der Waals forceMaterials scienceThermoelectric effectCondensed matter physicsEngineering physicsThermodynamicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsMoleculeAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesAdvanced Thermodynamics and Statistical MechanicsTopological Materials and Phenomena