Low-cost pentagonal NiX<sub>2</sub> (X = S, Se, and Te) monolayers with strong anisotropy as potential thermoelectric materials
Shuwei Tang, Shulin Bai, Mengxiu Wu, Dongming Luo, Jingyi Zhang, Wen Sun, Shaobin Yang
Abstract
Low-cost pentagonal NiX 2 (X = S, Se, and Te) monolayers with low thermal conductivity are potential anisotropic materials for thermoelectric applications.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectMonolayerMaterials scienceSeebeck coefficientThermoelectric materialsAnisotropyCondensed matter physicsPhononBoltzmann equationNanotechnologyThermodynamicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices2D Materials and ApplicationsMXene and MAX Phase Materials