• Chinese Physics B
  • Vol. 29, Issue 8, (2020)
Y Y Wu1、2、3, X L Zhu2、3, H Y Yang4, Z G Wang5, Y H Li1、†, and B T Wang2、3、6
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 2Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Spallation Neutron Source Science Center, Dongguan 52808, China
  • 4School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 11201, China
  • 5Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou 730000, China
  • 6Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 03000, China
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    DOI: 10.1088/1674-1056/ab973c Cite this Article
    Y Y Wu, X L Zhu, H Y Yang, Z G Wang, Y H Li, B T Wang. First principles calculations on the thermoelectric properties of bulk Au2S with ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8): Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) Crystal structure of bulk Au2S (Au: orange; S: yellow). (b) Total and partial densities of states and band structure of Au2S calculated with PBE. The Fermi level is set at zero.
    Fig. 1. (a) Crystal structure of bulk Au2S (Au: orange; S: yellow). (b) Total and partial densities of states and band structure of Au2S calculated with PBE. The Fermi level is set at zero.
    Free energy fluctuation and the final structure of Au2S in AIMD simulations at 300 K, 500 K, and 700 K.
    Fig. 2. Free energy fluctuation and the final structure of Au2S in AIMD simulations at 300 K, 500 K, and 700 K.
    The RDF of Au2S at 300 K, 500 K, and 700 K.
    Fig. 3. The RDF of Au2S at 300 K, 500 K, and 700 K.
    (a) Seebeck coefficients, (b) electrical conductivity, (c) electronic thermal conductivity, and (d) power factor with respect to the scattering time as functions of the chemical potential μ.
    Fig. 4. (a) Seebeck coefficients, (b) electrical conductivity, (c) electronic thermal conductivity, and (d) power factor with respect to the scattering time as functions of the chemical potential μ.
    (a) Phonon dispersion and corresponding total and partial phonon density of states of Au2S. (b) Calculated lattice thermal conductivity with respect to temperature for Au2S.
    Fig. 5. (a) Phonon dispersion and corresponding total and partial phonon density of states of Au2S. (b) Calculated lattice thermal conductivity with respect to temperature for Au2S.
    (a) Phonon group velocities, (b) Grüneisen parameters, (c) phonon relaxation time, and (d) P3 phase space with respect to frequency for Au2S.
    Fig. 6. (a) Phonon group velocities, (b) Grüneisen parameters, (c) phonon relaxation time, and (d) P3 phase space with respect to frequency for Au2S.
    The thermoelectric figure of merit as a function of (a) chemical potential and (b) carrier concentration for Au2S at 300 K, 500 K and 700 K.
    Fig. 7. The thermoelectric figure of merit as a function of (a) chemical potential and (b) carrier concentration for Au2S at 300 K, 500 K and 700 K.
    Y Y Wu, X L Zhu, H Y Yang, Z G Wang, Y H Li, B T Wang. First principles calculations on the thermoelectric properties of bulk Au2S with ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(8):
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