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Diameter-dependent ultra-high thermoelectric performance of ZnO nanowires

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Zinc oxide(ZnO)shows great potential in electronics,but its large intrinsic thermal conductivity limits its thermoelec-tric applications.In this work,we explore the significant carrier transport capacity and diameter-dependent thermoelectric characteristics of wurtzite-ZnO<0001>nanowires based on first-principles and molecular dynamics simulations.Under the synergistic effect of band degeneracy and weak phonon-electron scattering,P-type(ZnO)73 nanowires achieve an ultra-high power factor above 1500 µW.cm-1.K-2 over a wide temperature range.The lattice thermal conductivity and carrier transport properties of ZnO nanowires exhibit a strong diameter size dependence.When the ZnO nanowire diameter ex-ceeds 12.72 Å,the carrier transport properties increase significantly,while the thermal conductivity shows a slight increase with the diameter size,resulting in a ZT value of up to 6.4 at 700 K for P-type(ZnO)73.For the first time,the size effect is also illustrated by introducing two geometrical configurations of the ZnO nanowires.This work theoretically depicts the size optimization strategy for the thermoelectric conversion of ZnO nanowires.

ZnO nanowiresize effectthermoelectric performancedeformation potential theory

聂祎楠、唐桂华、李一斐、张敏、赵欣

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MOE Key Laboratory of Thermo-Fluid Science and Engineering,School of Energy and Power Engineering,Xi'an Jiaotong University,Xi'an 710049,China

国家自然科学基金国家自然科学基金

5213060451825604

2024

中国物理B(英文版)
中国物理学会和中国科学院物理研究所

中国物理B(英文版)

CSTPCDEI
影响因子:0.995
ISSN:1674-1056
年,卷(期):2024.33(4)
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