Towards low cost and sustainable thin film thermoelectric devices based on quaternary chalcogenides
| Autor: | Eleonora Isotta, Jacob Andrade‐Arvizu, Ubaidah Syafiq, Alex Jiménez‐Arguijo, Alejandro Navarro‐Güell, Maxim Guc, Edgardo Saucedo, Paolo Scardi |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Doctorat en Enginyeria Electrònica, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Electrònica, Institut de Recerca en Energía de Catalunya, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. MNT - Grup de Recerca en Micro i Nanotecnologies |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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Biomaterials
Energies::Energia solar fotovoltaica [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC] Kesterite CZTS CZTSe Thin films Electrochemistry Thermoelectricity Termoelectricitat Al-doped ZnO (AZO) kesterite CZTS CZTSe thermoelectric generators thermoelectricity thin films Al-doped ZnO (AZO) Condensed Matter Physics Thermoelectric generators Electronic Optical and Magnetic Materials |
| Zdroj: | UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) |
| Popis: | This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Isotta, E. [et al.]. Towards low cost and sustainable thin film thermoelectric devices based on quaternary chalcogenides. "ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS", 20 Maig 2022, núm. 2202157, which has been published in final form at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adfm.202202157. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions. This article may not be enhanced, enriched or otherwise transformed into a derivative work, without express permission from Wiley or by statutory rights under applicable legislation. Copyright notices must not be removed, obscured or modified. The article must be linked to Wiley’s version of record on Wiley Online Library and any embedding, framing or otherwise making available the article or pages thereof by third parties from platforms, services and websites other than Wiley Online Library must be prohibited. A major challenge in thermoelectrics (TEs) is developing devices made of sustainable, abundant, and non-toxic materials. Furthermore, the technological drive toward low sizes makes crucial the study of nano and micro configurations. In this work, thin film TE devices based on p-type Cu2+xZn1-xSnS4 and Cu2+xZn1-xSnSe4, and n-type AlyZn1-yO are fabricated by physical vapor deposition. The kesterite phases show good purity and promising TE power factor, likely enhanced by the copper–zinc order–disorder transition. Thin film generators in planar configuration are assembled by a sequential deposition of the p-type, n-type, and contact materials. The power per unit planar area reaches 153 and 279 nW cm-2 for the sulphur- and selenium-based generators, respectively. These values significantly outperform any other literature attempt based on sustainable and low-cost thin films. Furthermore, if compared with traditional TEs often made of scarce and toxic materials, these devices offer a cost reduction above 80%. This allows reaching comparable values of power density per unit material cost, representing a first real step toward the development of sustainable and non-toxic thin film TE devices. These can find applications in micro energy harvesters, microelectronics coolers, and temperature controllers for wearables, medical appliances, and sensors for the internet of things. A.J. thanks the European Social Fund+ for the FI fellowship. The authors would like to acknowledge the help of Dr. Mirco D’Incau, Dr. Narges Ataollahi, and Prof. Della Volpe for the design of the measuring setup, as well as useful discussion with Prof. Dario Narducci. This research has received funding from the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities under the MATER-ONE projects (PID2020-116719RB-C41). Authors from IREC belong to the SEMS (Solar Energy Materials and Systems) Consolidated Research Group of the “Generalitat de Catalunya” (ref. 2017 SGR 862) and are grateful to European Regional Development Funds (ERDF, FEDER Programa Competitivitat de Catalunya 2007–2013). M.G. acknowledges the financial support from Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities within the Juan de la Cierva fellowship (IJC2018-038199-I). E.S. acknowledges the ICREA Academia Program. Open Access Funding provided by Universita degli Studi di Trento within the CRUI-CARE Agreement. |
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