Issue 9, 2017

Ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in Cu2Se-based hybrid materials with highly dispersed molecular CNTs

Abstract

Here, by utilizing the special interaction between metal Cu and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs), we have successfully realized the in situ growth of Cu2Se on the surface of CNTs and then fabricated a series of Cu2Se/CNT hybrid materials. Due to the high degree of homogeneously dispersed molecular CNTs inside the Cu2Se matrix, a record-high thermoelectric figure of merit zT of 2.4 at 1000 K has been achieved.

Graphical abstract: Ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in Cu2Se-based hybrid materials with highly dispersed molecular CNTs

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
21 Jun 2017
Accepted
27 Jul 2017
First published
27 Jul 2017

Energy Environ. Sci., 2017,10, 1928-1935

Ultrahigh thermoelectric performance in Cu2Se-based hybrid materials with highly dispersed molecular CNTs

R. Nunna, P. Qiu, M. Yin, H. Chen, R. Hanus, Q. Song, T. Zhang, M. Chou, M. T. Agne, J. He, G. J. Snyder, X. Shi and L. Chen, Energy Environ. Sci., 2017, 10, 1928 DOI: 10.1039/C7EE01737E

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