Predicted High Thermoelectric Performance of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Compound GeAs Using First-Principles Calculations

doi:10.1088/0256-307X/34/11/117202

Chin. Phys. Lett.

2017, Vol. 34

Issue (11): 117202 DOI: 10.1088/0256-307X/34/11/117202

CONDENSED MATTER: ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL, MAGNETIC, AND OPTICAL PROPERTIES

Predicted High Thermoelectric Performance of Quasi-Two-Dimensional Compound GeAs Using First-Principles Calculations

Dai-Feng Zou^1,2**, Chuan-Bin Yu^2,3, Yu-Hao Li^2,3, Yun Ou^1,2

¹School of Physics and Electronic Science, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan 411201
²Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Nanobiomechanics, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055
³State Key Laboratory of Mechanics and Control of Mechanical Structures, Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing 210016

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Dai-Feng Zou, Chuan-Bin Yu, Yu-Hao Li et al 2017 Chin. Phys. Lett. 34 117202

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Abstract The electronic structure of binary quasi-two-dimensional GeAs is investigated using first-principles calculations, and it is found that the anisotropic structure of the layered compound GeAs brings about the anisotropy of the transport properties. Meanwhile, the band structure of GeAs exhibits a relatively large dispersion near the valence-band maximum in the $Z$–$V$ direction while it is rather flat in the $Z$–${\it \Gamma}$ direction, which is highly desirable for good thermoelectric performance. The calculated partial charge density distribution also reveals that GeAs possesses anisotropic electrical conductivity. Based on the semi-classical Boltzmann transport theory, the anisotropic transport properties are observed, and the optimal doping concentrations are estimated. The temperature dependence transport properties of p-type GeAs are compared with the experimental data in good agreement, and the theoretical figure-of-merit $ZT$ has been predicted as well.

Received: 21 August 2017 Published: 25 October 2017

PACS:	72.20.Pa	(Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects)
	72.80.Ga	(Transition-metal compounds)
	31.15.A-	(Ab initio calculations)

Fund: Supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2016YFA0201001, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11627801, and the Education Bureau of Hunan Province of China under Grant No 16C0626.

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