Designing high-performance thermoelectrics in low-dimensional materials
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20K15178
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Review Section |
Basic Section 29030:Applied condensed matter physics-related
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| Research Institution | Tohoku University |
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Principal Investigator |
NGUYEN TUAN HUNG 東北大学, 学際科学フロンティア研究所, 助教 (10844425)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥2,730,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥630,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
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| Keywords | Thermoelectricity / DFT calculation / Optical properties / Raman calculation / 1D materials / 2D materials / 3D semimetals / Photocatalysis / Photocatalytic / Raman spectra / DFT calculations / Photovoltaics |
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| Outline of Research at the Start |
Thermoelectric (TE) materials can convert directly waste heat to electrical energy in solid-state-device without any moving parts and carbon emissions. In this project, we will develop a comprehensive theory for TE, and expose new
concepts to improve TE performance of low-dimensional materials
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We theoretically studied the thermoelectric (TE) transports of two-dimensional materials and 3D topological semimetals. In the 2D materials, such as Janus γ-Ge2SSe, we found an intrinsic low lattice thermal conductivity of 3.33 W/mK at room temperature, contributing to high TE efficiency. We also found that the 3D semimetal can enhance the TE performance due to the unusual density of states of the 3D semimetals and shows a new TE response, the so-called TE Hall effect. As a related topic, we also discussed low-dimensional materials for another energy conversion, such as photocatalysis.
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| Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
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