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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Copper chalcogenides offer high charge mobility and low lattice thermal conductivity
but suffer from structural instability due to dynamic Cu+ migration. Here, we
report a colloidal hot-injection synthesis of ternary cesium copper selenide (CsCu5Se3)
nanocrystals (NCs), achieving precise control over phase, size, and morphology
through tailored precursor-ligand modulation. This strategy enabled systematic
exploration of stable and metastable Cs–Cu–Se phases and mechanistic investigation
of nucleation and growth, providing insight into phase modulation and dimensional
control at the nanoscale. CsCu5Se3 NCs exhibit low lattice thermal conductivity
(∼0.5 Wm–1K–1) and an experimental zT of 0.27 at 718 K. Complementary first-principles
calculations, consistent with experimental electronic and optical responses, predict
a zT of 1.05 at 1000 K. These findings elucidate the formation dynamics of CsCu5Se3
and establish ABZ (A = alkali, B = metal, Z = chalcogen) NCs as tunable platforms
for advanced functional applications.
acknowledgement: This publication has emanated from research conducted with the financial
support of Taighde Éireann-Research Ireland under Grant number 22/FFP-P/11591. C.F.
and M.I. would like to acknowledge the financial support of ISTA and the Werner
Siemens Foundation. N.N.P. acknowledges the financial support of AMBER under grant
number 12/rc/2278_p2.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: letter_note
author:
- first_name: Niraj Nitish
full_name: Patil, Niraj Nitish
last_name: Patil
- first_name: Ruiqi
full_name: Wu, Ruiqi
last_name: Wu
- first_name: Christine
full_name: Fiedler, Christine
id: bd3fceba-dc74-11ea-a0a7-c17f71817366
last_name: Fiedler
- first_name: Nilotpal
full_name: Kapuria, Nilotpal
last_name: Kapuria
- first_name: Bingfei
full_name: Nan, Bingfei
last_name: 'Nan'
- first_name: Navita
full_name: Navita, Navita
id: 6ebe278d-ba0b-11ee-8184-f34cdc671de4
last_name: Navita
orcid: 0000-0001-7408-8197
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Kevin M.
full_name: Ryan, Kevin M.
last_name: Ryan
- first_name: Alex M.
full_name: Ganose, Alex M.
last_name: Ganose
- first_name: Shalini
full_name: Singh, Shalini
last_name: Singh
citation:
ama: 'Patil NN, Wu R, Fiedler C, et al. Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering
thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.
ACS Energy Letters. 2026;11(1):481-488. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909'
apa: 'Patil, N. N., Wu, R., Fiedler, C., Kapuria, N., Nan, B., Jakhar, N., … Singh,
S. (2026). Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties
and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3. ACS Energy Letters.
American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909'
chicago: 'Patil, Niraj Nitish, Ruiqi Wu, Christine Fiedler, Nilotpal Kapuria, Bingfei
Nan, Navita Jakhar, Andreu Cabot, et al. “Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering
Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.”
ACS Energy Letters. American Chemical Society, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909.'
ieee: 'N. N. Patil et al., “Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering
thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3,”
ACS Energy Letters, vol. 11, no. 1. American Chemical Society, pp. 481–488,
2026.'
ista: 'Patil NN, Wu R, Fiedler C, Kapuria N, Nan B, Jakhar N, Cabot A, Ibáñez M,
Ryan KM, Ganose AM, Singh S. 2026. Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering
thermoelectric properties and reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.
ACS Energy Letters. 11(1), 481–488.'
mla: 'Patil, Niraj Nitish, et al. “Layered Alkali-Copper Selenides: Deciphering
Thermoelectric Properties and Reaction Pathways for Nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3.”
ACS Energy Letters, vol. 11, no. 1, American Chemical Society, 2026, pp.
481–88, doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02909.'
short: N.N. Patil, R. Wu, C. Fiedler, N. Kapuria, B. Nan, N. Jakhar, A. Cabot, M.
Ibáñez, K.M. Ryan, A.M. Ganose, S. Singh, ACS Energy Letters 11 (2026) 481–488.
date_created: 2026-01-18T23:02:43Z
date_published: 2026-01-09T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-01-19T08:43:21Z
day: '09'
department:
- _id: MaIb
- _id: GradSch
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month: '01'
oa_version: None
page: 481-488
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name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
publication: ACS Energy Letters
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2380-8195
publication_status: published
publisher: American Chemical Society
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: 'Layered alkali-copper selenides: Deciphering thermoelectric properties and
reaction pathways for nanostructuring β-CsCu5Se3'
type: journal_article
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year: '2026'
...
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OA_place: publisher
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) remains a critical bottleneck in fuel
cells and metal-air batteries due to the lack of highly efficient electrocatalysts.
Here, we report a simple strategy for synthesizing a palladium-based heterostructured
electrocatalyst supported on a carbon nitride matrix (PdH-Pd@CN), which exhibits
remarkable ORR activity with a half-wave potential of 0.91 V and excellent durability
in 0.1 M KOH. Within the heterostructure, hydrogen intercalation expands the Pd
lattice, while interstitial hydrogen doping facilitates charge transfer from Pd
to H owing to their electronegativity difference. These synergistic effects modulate
the electronic structure, thereby enhancing both activity and stability. When
employed in Zn-air batteries, PdH-Pd@CN delivers a maximum power density of 176
mW cm− (Liu et al., 2025) and capacity of 805 mAh g− (Sun et al., 2021) Zn. These
findings demonstrate the strong potential of PdH-Pd@CN as an efficient ORR electrocatalyst
for next-generation metal-air batteries and related energy technologies.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
- _id: NanoFab
acknowledgement: The authors thank the support from the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22302151) and Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province
(Grants No. 2024AFB755, 2024AFB267), Key Project of Hubei Provincial Department
of Education Scientific Research Plan (F2023007). This work is supported by funding
from Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of MonocrystallineSilicon Semiconductor
Materials and Technology (2025KFKT021). This research was supported by the Scientific
Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy
Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). “M.I. and S.H. acknowledge
financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation.”
article_number: '123348'
article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal)
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Changwei
full_name: Shi, Changwei
last_name: Shi
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc
last_name: Horta
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Tanja
full_name: Kallio, Tanja
last_name: Kallio
- first_name: Paulina R.
full_name: Martínez-Alanis, Paulina R.
last_name: Martínez-Alanis
- first_name: Xiang
full_name: Wang, Xiang
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, et al. Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction
electrocatalysts to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical
Engineering Science. 2026;324. doi:10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348
apa: Shi, C., Horta, S., Ibáñez, M., Kallio, T., Martínez-Alanis, P. R., Wang, X.,
& Cabot, A. (2026). Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts
to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical Engineering
Science. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348
chicago: Shi, Changwei, Sharona Horta, Maria Ibáñez, Tanja Kallio, Paulina R. Martínez-Alanis,
Xiang Wang, and Andreu Cabot. “Hydrogen Induced Palladium-Based Heterojunction
Electrocatalysts to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance.” Chemical
Engineering Science. Elsevier, 2026. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348.
ieee: C. Shi et al., “Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts
to enhance the oxygen reduction reaction performance,” Chemical Engineering
Science, vol. 324. Elsevier, 2026.
ista: Shi C, Horta S, Ibáñez M, Kallio T, Martínez-Alanis PR, Wang X, Cabot A. 2026.
Hydrogen induced palladium-based heterojunction electrocatalysts to enhance the
oxygen reduction reaction performance. Chemical Engineering Science. 324, 123348.
mla: Shi, Changwei, et al. “Hydrogen Induced Palladium-Based Heterojunction Electrocatalysts
to Enhance the Oxygen Reduction Reaction Performance.” Chemical Engineering
Science, vol. 324, 123348, Elsevier, 2026, doi:10.1016/j.ces.2026.123348.
short: C. Shi, S. Horta, M. Ibáñez, T. Kallio, P.R. Martínez-Alanis, X. Wang, A.
Cabot, Chemical Engineering Science 324 (2026).
date_created: 2026-01-25T23:01:39Z
date_published: 2026-01-12T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-02-12T13:05:19Z
day: '12'
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- '540'
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month: '01'
oa: 1
oa_version: Published Version
project:
- _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A
name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
publication: Chemical Engineering Science
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 0009-2509
issn:
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Liquid-like superionic conductors, with highly mobile ions in a rigid framework,
offer intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity without compromising electronic
transport. Argyrodite-type Ag8SnSe6 exhibits a melt-like Ag sublattice that drives
lattice thermal conductivity (κL) below 0.2 watts per meter per kelvin, yet its
low carrier concentration limits the power factor. Here, interstitial Ag atoms
raise the Fermi level into the conduction band, substantially increasing the electron
concentration. Simultaneously, the formation of a secondary Ag2Se phase generates
lattice distortions that enhance phonon scattering. A pronounced mismatch between
electronic (~200 nanometers) and phononic (~0.22 nanometers) mean free paths decouples
charge and heat transport, enabling concurrent suppression of κL and retention
of high electrical conductivity. This coupled electronic-phononic modulation yields
a record ZT of 0.72 at ambient temperature and a peak ZT of 1.1 at 735 kelvins,
with an average ZTavg of 0.72 over 320 to 735 kelvins. A unicouple device achieves
6.3% efficiency under a 357-kelvin gradient, highlighting a practical strategy
for high-performance midtemperature thermoelectrics.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: LifeSc
acknowledgement: The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research
through resources provided by the Lab Support Facility (LSF). This work was supported
by the National Key R&D Program of China grant 2024YFE0105200 (to C.S.), National
Natural Science Foundation of China grant 12504038 (to M.L.), China Postdoctoral
Science Foundation grant 2023M743151 (to M.L.), Natural Science Foundation of Henan
Province grant 252300421763 (to M.L.), Key Scientific Research Project of Higher
Education Institutions in Henan Province grant 25A140004 (to M.L.), National Natural
Science Foundation of China grant 12204156 (to D.W.), China Postdoctoral Science
Foundation grant 2023TQ0315 and 2023 M743224 (to D.W.), Generalitat de Catalunya
grant 2021SGR00457 (to J.A.), and European Regional Development Fund grants ENE2016-77798-C4-3-R,
PID2020-116093RB-C43, and AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (to A.C.). This work also was
financially supported by ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation (to M.I.).
article_number: eaec9073
article_processing_charge: Yes
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Mengyao
full_name: Li, Mengyao
last_name: Li
- first_name: Xueke
full_name: Zhao, Xueke
last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Yu
full_name: Zhang, Yu
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Jing
full_name: Yu, Jing
last_name: Yu
- first_name: Xuyang
full_name: Liu, Xuyang
last_name: Liu
- first_name: Mochen
full_name: Jia, Mochen
last_name: Jia
- first_name: Hongzhang
full_name: Song, Hongzhang
last_name: Song
- first_name: Dongyang
full_name: Wang, Dongyang
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Jordi
full_name: Arbiol, Jordi
last_name: Arbiol
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Chongxin
full_name: Shan, Chongxin
last_name: Shan
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
- first_name: Ziyu
full_name: Wang, Ziyu
last_name: Wang
citation:
ama: Li M, Zhao X, Zhang Y, et al. Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level
tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. Science Advances.
2026;12(15). doi:10.1126/sciadv.aec9073
apa: Li, M., Zhao, X., Zhang, Y., Yu, J., Liu, X., Jia, M., … Wang, Z. (2026). Electronic-phononic
decoupling and Fermi-level tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6.
Science Advances. AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073
chicago: Li, Mengyao, Xueke Zhao, Yu Zhang, Jing Yu, Xuyang Liu, Mochen Jia, Hongzhang
Song, et al. “Electronic-Phononic Decoupling and Fermi-Level Tuning Enable High
Thermoelectric Performance in Ag8SnSe6.” Science Advances. AAAS, 2026.
https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aec9073.
ieee: M. Li et al., “Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level tuning
enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6,” Science Advances,
vol. 12, no. 15. AAAS, 2026.
ista: Li M, Zhao X, Zhang Y, Yu J, Liu X, Jia M, Song H, Wang D, Arbiol J, Ibáñez
M, Shan C, Cabot A, Wang Z. 2026. Electronic-phononic decoupling and Fermi-level
tuning enable high thermoelectric performance in Ag8SnSe6. Science Advances. 12(15),
eaec9073.
mla: Li, Mengyao, et al. “Electronic-Phononic Decoupling and Fermi-Level Tuning
Enable High Thermoelectric Performance in Ag8SnSe6.” Science Advances,
vol. 12, no. 15, eaec9073, AAAS, 2026, doi:10.1126/sciadv.aec9073.
short: M. Li, X. Zhao, Y. Zhang, J. Yu, X. Liu, M. Jia, H. Song, D. Wang, J. Arbiol,
M. Ibáñez, C. Shan, A. Cabot, Z. Wang, Science Advances 12 (2026).
date_created: 2026-04-19T22:07:47Z
date_published: 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-05-06T06:08:27Z
day: '10'
ddc:
- '530'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aec9073
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- '41961944'
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name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
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OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Lead Sulfide (PbS) has garnered attention as a promising thermoelectric (TE)
material due to its natural abundance and cost-effectiveness. However, its practical
application is hindered by inherently high lattice thermal conductivity and low
electrical conductivity. In this study, we address these challenges by surface
functionalization of PbS nanocrystals using Cu2S molecular complexes-based ligand
displacement. The molecular complexes facilitate the incorporation of Cu into
the PbS matrix and leads to the formation of nanoscale defects, dislocations,
and strain fields while optimizing the charge carrier transport. The structural
modulations enhance the phonon scattering and lead to a significant reduction
in lattice thermal conductivity of 0.60 W m−1K−1 at 867 K in the PbS-Cu2S system.
Simultaneously, the Cu incorporation improves electrical conductivity by increasing
both carrier concentration and mobility with carefully optimized the content of
Cu2S molecular complexes. These synergistic modifications yield a peak figure-of-merit
(zT) of 1.05 at 867 K for the PbS-1.0 %Cu2S sample, representing an almost twofold
enhancement in TE performance compared to pristine PbS. This work highlights the
effectiveness of surface treatment in overcoming the intrinsic limitations of
PbS-based materials and presents a promising strategy for the development of high-efficiency
TE systems.
acknowledgement: Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project
of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002) and the Fundamental
Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). M.I. acknowledges
financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. K.H.L. acknowledges
financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant
No. 22208293). M.H acknowledges funding from Australian Research Council (FT230100316
and IH200100035) and iLAuNCH, Trailblazer Universities Program. L. H. and S. W.
acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2023HGTA0179,
JZ2024HGTA0170).
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Haibo
full_name: Shu, Haibo
last_name: Shu
- first_name: Mingjun
full_name: Zhao, Mingjun
last_name: Zhao
- first_name: Shaoqing
full_name: Lu, Shaoqing
last_name: Lu
- first_name: Shanhong
full_name: Wan, Shanhong
last_name: Wan
- first_name: Aziz
full_name: Genç, Aziz
last_name: Genç
- first_name: Lulu
full_name: Huang, Lulu
last_name: Huang
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Khak Ho
full_name: Lim, Khak Ho
last_name: Lim
- first_name: Min
full_name: Hong, Min
last_name: Hong
- first_name: Yu
full_name: Liu, Yu
id: 2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Liu
orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740
citation:
ama: Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, et al. Influence of surface engineering on the transport
properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface
Science. 2025;683:703-712. doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067
apa: Shu, H., Zhao, M., Lu, S., Wan, S., Genç, A., Huang, L., … Liu, Y. (2025).
Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide nanomaterials.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067
chicago: Shu, Haibo, Mingjun Zhao, Shaoqing Lu, Shanhong Wan, Aziz Genç, Lulu Huang,
Maria Ibáñez, Khak Ho Lim, Min Hong, and Yu Liu. “Influence of Surface Engineering
on the Transport Properties of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” Journal of Colloid
and Interface Science. Elsevier, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067.
ieee: H. Shu et al., “Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties
of lead sulfide nanomaterials,” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,
vol. 683. Elsevier, pp. 703–712, 2025.
ista: Shu H, Zhao M, Lu S, Wan S, Genç A, Huang L, Ibáñez M, Lim KH, Hong M, Liu
Y. 2025. Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead
sulfide nanomaterials. Journal of Colloid and Interface Science. 683, 703–712.
mla: Shu, Haibo, et al. “Influence of Surface Engineering on the Transport Properties
of Lead Sulfide Nanomaterials.” Journal of Colloid and Interface Science,
vol. 683, Elsevier, 2025, pp. 703–12, doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067.
short: H. Shu, M. Zhao, S. Lu, S. Wan, A. Genç, L. Huang, M. Ibáñez, K.H. Lim, M.
Hong, Y. Liu, Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 683 (2025) 703–712.
date_created: 2024-12-29T23:01:56Z
date_published: 2025-04-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-05-19T14:03:54Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2024.12.067
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- _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A
name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
publication: Journal of Colloid and Interface Science
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1095-7103
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- 0021-9797
publication_status: published
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title: Influence of surface engineering on the transport properties of lead sulfide
nanomaterials
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...
---
OA_type: closed access
_id: '19779'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The transverse thermoelectric (Nernst) effect is a powerful probe for studying
the electronic and structural properties of materials. In this study, we employ
transverse thermoelectric measurements to investigate the ferroelectric distortion
in the topological crystalline insulator (TCI) Pb0.60Sn0.40Te, a compound derived
from PbTe and SnTe, known for their exceptional thermoelectric performance and
distinct ferroelectric properties. By leveraging Nernst measurements, we provide
direct evidence of ferroelectric distortion in this TCI, corroborated by Shubnikov–de
Haas quantum oscillations that confirm the presence of two topologically nontrivial
Fermi pockets. Density functional theory calculations show that these pockets
originate from the L and T points in the Brillouin zone of the distorted structure
within the TCI phase. Raman spectroscopy further identifies a structural phase
transition below 50 K, consistent with the quantum oscillation observations. This
observation is further substantiated by temperature-dependent synchrotron X-ray
pair distribution function analysis and transmission electron microscopy, which
confirm the local off-centering of cations at low temperature. These findings
underscore the potential of transverse thermoelectric measurements in unveiling
ferroelectric distortions and their role in modulating topological quantum states,
opening new directions for research into the synergy between ferroelectricity
and topological phases.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
- _id: NanoFab
acknowledgement: P.N. thanks the IISER Bhopal for a fellowship. S.R.C. acknowledges
generous funding support and CIF facility (PXRD) from IISER Bhopal. C.F. acknowledges
the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under SFB1143 (project no. 247310070),
the Würzburg-Dresden Cluster of Excellence on Complexity and Topology in Quantum
Matter─ct.qmat (EXC 2147, project no. 390858490) and the QUAST-FOR5249-449872909.
P.L. and D.U. acknowledge support by DFG EXC-2123 QuantumFrontiers–390837967. The
work of M.I. was funded by the European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR-C17.I1, as well
as by the IKUR Strategy under the collaboration agreement between Ikerbasque Foundation
and DIPC on behalf of the Department of Education of the Basque Government. M.G.V.
and M.I. thank support to the Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovacion (grant
PID2022-142008NBI00). Y.Z. is supported by the Max Planck Partner lab from Max Planck
Institute Chemical Physics of Solids. We acknowledge Petra III-DESY for the XPDF
measurements and PXRD measurements. This research was supported by the Scientific
Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided by Electron Microscopy
Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). ISTA acknowledges the Werner
Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.
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- first_name: Pranav
full_name: Negi, Pranav
last_name: Negi
- first_name: Bin
full_name: He, Bin
last_name: He
- first_name: Denis
full_name: Ukolov, Denis
last_name: Ukolov
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
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last_name: Horta
- first_name: Krishnendu
full_name: Maji, Krishnendu
id: 76bc9e9f-ba0b-11ee-8184-90edabd17a58
last_name: Maji
- first_name: Ning
full_name: Mao, Ning
last_name: Mao
- first_name: Nikolai
full_name: Peshcherenko, Nikolai
last_name: Peshcherenko
- first_name: Premakumar
full_name: Yanda, Premakumar
last_name: Yanda
- first_name: Mengyu
full_name: Yao, Mengyu
last_name: Yao
- first_name: Moinak
full_name: Dutta, Moinak
last_name: Dutta
- first_name: Iñigo
full_name: Robredo, Iñigo
last_name: Robredo
- first_name: Mikel
full_name: Iraola, Mikel
last_name: Iraola
- first_name: Maia G.
full_name: Vergniory, Maia G.
last_name: Vergniory
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Lemmens, Peter
last_name: Lemmens
- first_name: Yang
full_name: Zhang, Yang
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Chandra
full_name: Shekhar, Chandra
last_name: Shekhar
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Claudia
full_name: Felser, Claudia
last_name: Felser
- first_name: Subhajit
full_name: Roychowdhury, Subhajit
last_name: Roychowdhury
citation:
ama: Negi P, He B, Ukolov D, et al. Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological
crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements. Journal
of the American Chemical Society. 2025;147(22):18704-18711. doi:10.1021/jacs.5c01700
apa: Negi, P., He, B., Ukolov, D., Horta, S., Maji, K., Mao, N., … Roychowdhury,
S. (2025). Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological crystalline insulators
via transverse thermoelectric measurements. Journal of the American Chemical
Society. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700
chicago: Negi, Pranav, Bin He, Denis Ukolov, Sharona Horta, Krishnendu Maji, Ning
Mao, Nikolai Peshcherenko, et al. “Evidence of Ferroelectric Distortions in Topological
Crystalline Insulators via Transverse Thermoelectric Measurements.” Journal
of the American Chemical Society. American Chemical Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c01700.
ieee: P. Negi et al., “Evidence of ferroelectric distortions in topological
crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements,” Journal
of the American Chemical Society, vol. 147, no. 22. American Chemical Society,
pp. 18704–18711, 2025.
ista: Negi P, He B, Ukolov D, Horta S, Maji K, Mao N, Peshcherenko N, Yanda P, Yao
M, Dutta M, Robredo I, Iraola M, Vergniory MG, Lemmens P, Zhang Y, Shekhar C,
Ibáñez M, Felser C, Roychowdhury S. 2025. Evidence of ferroelectric distortions
in topological crystalline insulators via transverse thermoelectric measurements.
Journal of the American Chemical Society. 147(22), 18704–18711.
mla: Negi, Pranav, et al. “Evidence of Ferroelectric Distortions in Topological
Crystalline Insulators via Transverse Thermoelectric Measurements.” Journal
of the American Chemical Society, vol. 147, no. 22, American Chemical Society,
2025, pp. 18704–11, doi:10.1021/jacs.5c01700.
short: P. Negi, B. He, D. Ukolov, S. Horta, K. Maji, N. Mao, N. Peshcherenko, P.
Yanda, M. Yao, M. Dutta, I. Robredo, M. Iraola, M.G. Vergniory, P. Lemmens, Y.
Zhang, C. Shekhar, M. Ibáñez, C. Felser, S. Roychowdhury, Journal of the American
Chemical Society 147 (2025) 18704–18711.
date_created: 2025-06-03T07:30:22Z
date_published: 2025-05-22T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-30T08:32:19Z
day: '22'
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- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1021/jacs.5c01700
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abstract:
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text: Supercrystals represent three-dimensional orderings of colloidal nanocrystals
(NCs), showcasing collective properties in photonics, phononics, and electronics
applications.1,2 Recent studies have shown that such assemblies are directly produced
during nanocrystal reactions.3–6 However, a fundamental understanding of in situ
formed supercrystals that withstand typical NC purification processes remains
underexplored, which is important for further use. Herein, we report the reaction
precursor-mediated formation of stable PbTe supercrystals. Rationalizing the formation
of these assemblies through small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements,
we unveil their formation mechanism. Our findings reveal that the supercrystal
formation occurs in the presence of an excess of lead oleates in the crude solution.
It should be noted that the formed supercrystals can be stabilized under specific
conditions determined by the lead oleate cluster concentration, content of trioctylphosphine
telluride (TOP-Te), NC size and the need of an annealing step at mild conditions.
Furthermore, this approach allows for the continuous growth of a secondary phase
within the supercrystal; for example in the case of PbTe supercrystals, a PbS
shell can be grown on each PbTe NC constituent, resulting in core-shell PbTe-PbS
supercrystals. Our work elucidates that reaction precursors play an important
role in in situ SC formation and stabilization, implying the possibility of applying
this knowledge to other NC reactions.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
- _id: NMR
- _id: LifeSc
acknowledgement: ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation financially supported this
work. The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this research through
resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), NMR Facility and the
Lab Support Facility (LSF).
article_number: '173'
article_processing_charge: No
author:
- first_name: Seungho
full_name: Lee, Seungho
id: BB243B88-D767-11E9-B658-BC13E6697425
last_name: Lee
orcid: 0000-0002-6962-8598
- first_name: Daniel
full_name: Balazs, Daniel
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last_name: Balazs
orcid: 0000-0001-7597-043X
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc
last_name: Horta
- first_name: Aiswarya
full_name: Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil, Aiswarya
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last_name: Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
citation:
ama: 'Lee S, Balazs D, Horta S, Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil A, Ibáñez M. Reaction precursor-mediated
formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal nanocrystal synthesis: PbTe case.
In: Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference. Fundació de la comunitat
valenciana SCITO; 2025. doi:10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.173'
apa: 'Lee, S., Balazs, D., Horta, S., Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil, A., & Ibáñez,
M. (2025). Reaction precursor-mediated formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal
nanocrystal synthesis: PbTe case. In Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025
Conference. Sevilla, Spain: Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO. https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.173'
chicago: 'Lee, Seungho, Daniel Balazs, Sharona Horta, Aiswarya Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil,
and Maria Ibáñez. “Reaction Precursor-Mediated Formation of Stable Supercrystals
in Colloidal Nanocrystal Synthesis: PbTe Case.” In Proceedings of the MATSUS
Spring 2025 Conference. Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO, 2025. https://doi.org/10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.173.'
ieee: 'S. Lee, D. Balazs, S. Horta, A. Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil, and M. Ibáñez, “Reaction
precursor-mediated formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal nanocrystal
synthesis: PbTe case,” in Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference,
Sevilla, Spain, 2025.'
ista: 'Lee S, Balazs D, Horta S, Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil A, Ibáñez M. 2025. Reaction
precursor-mediated formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal nanocrystal
synthesis: PbTe case. Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference. MATSUS:
Materials for Sustainable Development Conference, 173.'
mla: 'Lee, Seungho, et al. “Reaction Precursor-Mediated Formation of Stable Supercrystals
in Colloidal Nanocrystal Synthesis: PbTe Case.” Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring
2025 Conference, 173, Fundació de la comunitat valenciana SCITO, 2025, doi:10.29363/nanoge.matsusspring.2025.173.'
short: S. Lee, D. Balazs, S. Horta, A. Rayaroth Puthiyaveettil, M. Ibáñez, in:,
Proceedings of the MATSUS Spring 2025 Conference, Fundació de la comunitat valenciana
SCITO, 2025.
conference:
end_date: 2025-03-07
location: Sevilla, Spain
name: 'MATSUS: Materials for Sustainable Development Conference'
start_date: 2025-03-03
corr_author: '1'
date_created: 2025-07-21T08:33:20Z
date_published: 2025-03-15T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2026-02-19T09:25:57Z
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title: 'Reaction precursor-mediated formation of stable supercrystals in colloidal
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...
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abstract:
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text: High-entropy alloys (HEAs) show great potential for catalyzing complex multi-step
reactions, but optimizing their parameters, i.e., composition, but also their
crystallinity and morphology, remains a significant challenge. In this study,
FeCoNiMoW HEAs are synthesized into either amorphous nanosheets (HEANS) or crystalline
nanoparticles (HEANP), which are then used to catalyze the lithium–sulfur (Li–S)
reaction of Li–S batteries (LSBs). Evaluations in symmetric cells, coin cells,
and pouch cells reveal that HEANS significantly enhance LSB performance, achieving
initial discharge capacities up to 1632 mAh g−1. The batteries also exhibit excellent
cycling stability over 1000 cycles at 3Cand maintain high-rate performance up
to 10C with a capacity of 614 mAh g−1. Comprehensive in situ analyses and density
functional theory calculations demonstrate that amorphous HEANS provide more active
sites, better ionic conductivity and stronger chemical interactions with lithium
polysulfides (LiPS). These properties effectively suppress the shuttle effect,
promote the complete S8 → Li2S conversion by reducing the impedance of the solid-electrolyte
interphase, and accelerate the Li2S4 → Li2S2 step by lowering the nucleation energy
barrier. Overall, this study highlights the superior catalytic properties of amorphous
2D HEAs in LSBs and offers new insights into the mechanisms of LiPS conversion.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: The authors acknowledge support from the 2BoSS project of the ERA-MIN3
program with the Spanish grant number PCI2022-132985/AEI/10.13039/50110001103, and
funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR01581 and European Union NextGenerationEU/PRTR.
L.Yang, C.Huang, X.Lu, A.Yu, C.Li, J.Yu, and X.Bi thank the China Scholarship Council
(CSC) for the scholarship support. This research was supported by the Scientific
Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy
Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) for financial support.
article_number: e13859
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full_name: He, Ren
last_name: He
- first_name: Seungho
full_name: Lee, Seungho
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last_name: Lee
orcid: 0000-0002-6962-8598
- first_name: Yang
full_name: Ding, Yang
last_name: Ding
- first_name: Chen
full_name: Huang, Chen
last_name: Huang
- first_name: Xuan
full_name: Lu, Xuan
last_name: Lu
- first_name: Lirong
full_name: Zheng, Lirong
last_name: Zheng
- first_name: Ao
full_name: Yu, Ao
last_name: Yu
- first_name: Chaoyue
full_name: Zhang, Chaoyue
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Canhuang
full_name: Li, Canhuang
last_name: Li
- first_name: Xiaoyu
full_name: Bi, Xiaoyu
last_name: Bi
- first_name: Yaqiang
full_name: Li, Yaqiang
last_name: Li
- first_name: Yaqi
full_name: Liao, Yaqi
last_name: Liao
- first_name: Junshan
full_name: Li, Junshan
last_name: Li
- first_name: Ahmad
full_name: Ostovari Moghaddam, Ahmad
last_name: Ostovari Moghaddam
- first_name: Salimov
full_name: Yernar, Salimov
last_name: Yernar
- first_name: Ying
full_name: Xu, Ying
last_name: Xu
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Chaoqi
full_name: Zhang, Chaoqi
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Linlin
full_name: Yang, Linlin
last_name: Yang
- first_name: Yingtang
full_name: Zhou, Yingtang
last_name: Zhou
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: He R, Lee S, Ding Y, et al. Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling
robust Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials. 2025. doi:10.1002/adfm.202513859
apa: He, R., Lee, S., Ding, Y., Huang, C., Lu, X., Zheng, L., … Cabot, A. (2025).
Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust Li–S batteries. Advanced
Functional Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513859
chicago: He, Ren, Seungho Lee, Yang Ding, Chen Huang, Xuan Lu, Lirong Zheng, Ao
Yu, et al. “Amorphous High Entropy Alloy Nanosheets Enabling Robust Li–S Batteries.”
Advanced Functional Materials. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202513859.
ieee: R. He et al., “Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust
Li–S batteries,” Advanced Functional Materials. Wiley, 2025.
ista: He R, Lee S, Ding Y, Huang C, Lu X, Zheng L, Yu A, Zhang C, Li C, Bi X, Li
Y, Liao Y, Li J, Ostovari Moghaddam A, Yernar S, Xu Y, Ibáñez M, Zhang C, Yang
L, Zhou Y, Cabot A. 2025. Amorphous high entropy alloy nanosheets enabling robust
Li–S batteries. Advanced Functional Materials., e13859.
mla: He, Ren, et al. “Amorphous High Entropy Alloy Nanosheets Enabling Robust Li–S
Batteries.” Advanced Functional Materials, e13859, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1002/adfm.202513859.
short: R. He, S. Lee, Y. Ding, C. Huang, X. Lu, L. Zheng, A. Yu, C. Zhang, C. Li,
X. Bi, Y. Li, Y. Liao, J. Li, A. Ostovari Moghaddam, S. Yernar, Y. Xu, M. Ibáñez,
C. Zhang, L. Yang, Y. Zhou, A. Cabot, Advanced Functional Materials (2025).
date_created: 2025-08-17T22:01:37Z
date_published: 2025-08-06T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-30T14:20:56Z
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abstract:
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text: Zirconia nanocrystals (ZrO2 NCs) are a stable host material for lanthanides,
but their performance lags behind that of the leading NaYF4 nanomaterials. Here,
we leverage surface chemistry and core/shell architectures to uncover the contribution
of dopants at the nanocrystal surface and of dopants in the nanocrystal bulk.
We first assess the doping efficiency by ICP and find that, while Eu is almost
quantitatively incorporated, the other lanthanides (La, Ce, Tb, Tm, Er, Yb) have
about 50% incorporation efficiency over the studied doping range of 1–10%. We
then determine the nanocrystal surface chemistry using NMR spectroscopy, despite
the additional spectral line broadening caused by the paramagnetic lanthanide
dopants. By varying the surface ligands and measuring the photoluminescence, we
resolve the spectroscopic signals that are sensitive to a change in surface chemistry.
Time-resolved emission spectra further reinforce the notion of a bulk component
with a long luminescent lifetime and a surface component with a fast lifetime.
Upon shelling Eu- or Tb-doped zirconia NCs with pure zirconia, the surface component
disappears, and the photoluminescence quantum yield increases. We further functionalized
the surface of the core/shell particles with oleylphosphonic acid ligands to obtain
excellent dispersibility. These results show that lanthanide-doped zirconia NCs
can be engineered to eliminate deactivation pathways.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: N.R. and C.S. thank the SNSF Eccellenza funding scheme (Project 194172)
for funding. D.V.d.H. is supported by the Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) through
a Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellowship (N° 1237825N). P.F.S. acknowledges the
Special Research Fund at UGent (bof/baf/4y/2024/01/037). M.I. acknowledges financial
support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. This research was supported
by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA Austria through resources provided
by the electron microscopy facility (EMF). We thank Tommaso Costanzo for providing
assistance during STEM measurements. We acknowledge DESY (Hamburg, Germany), a member
of the Helmholtz Association HGF, for the provision of experimental facilities.
Parts of this research were carried out using beamline P21.1 at PETRA III, and the
authors thank Ann-Christin Dippel, Jiatu Liu, and Fernando Igoa for assistance in
using the beamline for PDF acquisition (Proposal I-20231114 EC). The authors thank
Daniel Häussinger for help with the analysis of NMR spectra.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Nico
full_name: Reichholf, Nico
last_name: Reichholf
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc
last_name: Horta
- first_name: David
full_name: Van Der Heggen, David
last_name: Van Der Heggen
- first_name: Carlotta
full_name: Seno, Carlotta
last_name: Seno
- first_name: Jikson
full_name: Pulparayil Mathew, Jikson
last_name: Pulparayil Mathew
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Philippe F.
full_name: Smet, Philippe F.
last_name: Smet
- first_name: Jonathan
full_name: De Roo, Jonathan
last_name: De Roo
citation:
ama: Reichholf N, Horta S, Van Der Heggen D, et al. Identification and elimination
of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. ACS Nano.
2025;19(33):30371-30382. doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c09137
apa: Reichholf, N., Horta, S., Van Der Heggen, D., Seno, C., Pulparayil Mathew,
J., Ibáñez, M., … De Roo, J. (2025). Identification and elimination of surface
emission in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. ACS Nano. American
Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137
chicago: Reichholf, Nico, Sharona Horta, David Van Der Heggen, Carlotta Seno, Jikson
Pulparayil Mathew, Maria Ibáñez, Philippe F. Smet, and Jonathan De Roo. “Identification
and Elimination of Surface Emission in Lanthanide (Co)Doped Zirconia Nanocrystals.”
ACS Nano. American Chemical Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c09137.
ieee: N. Reichholf et al., “Identification and elimination of surface emission
in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals,” ACS Nano, vol. 19, no.
33. American Chemical Society, pp. 30371–30382, 2025.
ista: Reichholf N, Horta S, Van Der Heggen D, Seno C, Pulparayil Mathew J, Ibáñez
M, Smet PF, De Roo J. 2025. Identification and elimination of surface emission
in lanthanide (Co)doped zirconia nanocrystals. ACS Nano. 19(33), 30371–30382.
mla: Reichholf, Nico, et al. “Identification and Elimination of Surface Emission
in Lanthanide (Co)Doped Zirconia Nanocrystals.” ACS Nano, vol. 19, no.
33, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 30371–82, doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c09137.
short: N. Reichholf, S. Horta, D. Van Der Heggen, C. Seno, J. Pulparayil Mathew,
M. Ibáñez, P.F. Smet, J. De Roo, ACS Nano 19 (2025) 30371–30382.
date_created: 2025-08-31T22:01:31Z
date_published: 2025-08-26T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-30T14:27:03Z
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title: Identification and elimination of surface emission in lanthanide (Co)doped
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text: Nanocrystals (NCs) of various compositions have made important contributions
to science and technology, with their impact recognized by the 2023 Nobel Prize
in Chemistry for the discovery and synthesis of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs).
Over four decades of research into NCs has led to numerous advancements in diverse
fields, such as optoelectronics, catalysis, energy, medicine, and recently, quantum
information and computing. The last 10 years since the predecessor perspective
“Prospect of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals” was published in ACS Nano have seen
NC research continuously evolve, yielding critical advances in fundamental understanding
and practical applications. Mechanistic insights into NC formation have translated
into precision control over NC size, shape, and composition. Emerging synthesis
techniques have broadened the landscape of compounds obtainable in colloidal NC
form. Sophistication in surface chemistry, jointly bolstered by theoretical models
and experimental findings, has facilitated refined control over NC properties
and represents a trusted gateway to enhanced NC stability and processability.
The assembly of NCs into superlattices, along with two-dimensional (2D) photolithography
and three-dimensional (3D) printing, has expanded their utility in creating materials
with tailored properties. Applications of NCs are also flourishing, consolidating
progress in fields targeted early on, such as optoelectronics and catalysis, and
extending into areas ranging from quantum technology to phase-change memories.
In this perspective, we review the extensive progress in research on NCs over
the past decade and highlight key areas where future research may bring further
breakthroughs.
acknowledgement: This article was inspired by the discussions and presentations at
the NaNaX10 (Nanoscience with Nanocrystals) conference held in the Institute of
Science and Technology of Austria (ISTA), July 3–7, 2023. M.I. acknowledges financial
support from the Werner Siemens Foundation (WSS) and Abayomi Lawal, Christine Fiedler,
Ihor Cherniukh, Francesco Milillo, Navita Jakhar, and Magali Lorion for all their
help in editing this manuscript. M.I. would also like to acknowledge Christine Fiedler
for the design of the TOC. S.C.B. acknowledges Dr. Dmitry Dirin for proofreading
and the Weizmann-ETH Zurich Bridge Program for financial support. A.C. thanks Linlin
Yang for drafting Figure 6 and acknowledges support from the project Sydecat with
reference PID2022-136883OB-C22 under MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/FEDER, UE, and
to the Departament de Recerca i Universitats of the Generalitat de Catalunya (2021
SGR 01581). M.C. acknowledges support from the Sloan Foundation, BASF Corporation,
the Novo Nordisk Foundation CO2 Research Center (CORC), and the US Department of
Energy, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division of the Office of
Basic Energy Sciences, via the SUNCAT Center for Interface Science and Catalysis.
D.V.T. acknowledges support from the U.S. National Science Foundation under Grant
Number CHE-2404291. V.I.K. acknowledges support by the Solar Photochemistry Program
of the Chemical Sciences, Biosciences and Geosciences Division, Office of Basic
Energy Sciences, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy (overview of studies
of spin-exchange interactions in Mn-doped QDs) and the Laboratory Directed Research
and Development (LDRD) program at Los Alamos National Laboratory under project 20250443ER
(overview of QD optical gain and lasing studies). E.L. acknowledges financial from
the ERC grant blackQD (grant no. 756225) and AQDtive (grant no. 101086358), and
from French state funds managed by the ANR through the grants Bright (ANR-21-CE24-0012-02),
MixDferro (ANR-21-CE09-0029), Quicktera (ANR-22-CE09-0018), E-map (ANR-23-CE50-0025),
DIRAC (ANR-24-ASM1-0001), camIR (ANR-24-CE42-2757), and Piquant (ANR-24-CE09-0786).
L.P. acknowledges financial support from SOLAR NL, funded by the National Growth
Fund in The Netherlands. G.R. acknowledges funding from the Swiss National Science
Foundation (Grant No. 200021_192308, “Q-Light─Engineered Quantum Light Sources with
Nanocrystal Assemblies”). P.R. acknowledges funding from European Union’s Horizon
research and innovation program under grant agreement 101135704 (HortiQD project)
and from the French Research Agency ANR (grant ANR-24-CE09-0786-01 PIQUANT). A.L.R.
acknowledges financial support from the Innovation and Technology Commission of
Hong Kong (ITS/027/22MX), and from the Research Grant Council of Hong Kong SAR through
the RGC Senior Research Fellow Scheme (SRFS 2324-1S04). J.S.S. acknowledges financial
support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the
Ministry of Science and ICT (2022R1A2C3009129). X.Y. acknowledges support from the
U.S. National Science Foundation under awards DMR-2102526 and CBET-2223453. Y.W.
acknowledges the support from the Science and Technology Program in Jiangsu Province
(BK20232041) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22171132 and
52472165). M.Y. acknowledges funding by the European Research Council (ERC) under
the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, grant agreement
No. 852751. I.I., Z.H. and M.K acknowledge the European Commission for funding (MSCA-DN
Track The Twin, grant agreement 101168820). Z.H. acknowledges funding from the FWO-Vlaanderen
(research projects G0B2921N and G0C5723N) and Ghent University (BOF-GOA 01G02124).
H.Z. acknowledges W. Liu for editing Figure 19 and the financial support from Beijing
Natural Science Foundation (JQ24003).
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last_name: Ibáñez
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last_name: Boehme
- first_name: Raffaella
full_name: Buonsanti, Raffaella
last_name: Buonsanti
- first_name: Jonathan
full_name: De Roo, Jonathan
last_name: De Roo
- first_name: Delia J.
full_name: Milliron, Delia J.
last_name: Milliron
- first_name: Sandrine
full_name: Ithurria, Sandrine
last_name: Ithurria
- first_name: Andrey L.
full_name: Rogach, Andrey L.
last_name: Rogach
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
- first_name: Maksym
full_name: Yarema, Maksym
last_name: Yarema
- first_name: Brandi M.
full_name: Cossairt, Brandi M.
last_name: Cossairt
- first_name: Peter
full_name: Reiss, Peter
last_name: Reiss
- first_name: Dmitri V.
full_name: Talapin, Dmitri V.
last_name: Talapin
- first_name: Loredana
full_name: Protesescu, Loredana
last_name: Protesescu
- first_name: Zeger
full_name: Hens, Zeger
last_name: Hens
- first_name: Ivan
full_name: Infante, Ivan
last_name: Infante
- first_name: Maryna I.
full_name: Bodnarchuk, Maryna I.
last_name: Bodnarchuk
- first_name: Xingchen
full_name: Ye, Xingchen
last_name: Ye
- first_name: Yuanyuan
full_name: Wang, Yuanyuan
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Hao
full_name: Zhang, Hao
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Emmanuel
full_name: Lhuillier, Emmanuel
last_name: Lhuillier
- first_name: Victor I.
full_name: Klimov, Victor I.
last_name: Klimov
- first_name: Hendrik
full_name: Utzat, Hendrik
last_name: Utzat
- first_name: Gabriele
full_name: Rainò, Gabriele
last_name: Rainò
- first_name: Cherie R.
full_name: Kagan, Cherie R.
last_name: Kagan
- first_name: Matteo
full_name: Cargnello, Matteo
last_name: Cargnello
- first_name: Jae Sung
full_name: Son, Jae Sung
last_name: Son
- first_name: Maksym V.
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citation:
ama: 'Ibáñez M, Boehme SC, Buonsanti R, et al. Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals:
2025 edition. ACS Nano. 2025;19(36):31969–32051. doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c07838'
apa: 'Ibáñez, M., Boehme, S. C., Buonsanti, R., De Roo, J., Milliron, D. J., Ithurria,
S., … Kovalenko, M. V. (2025). Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025
edition. ACS Nano. American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838'
chicago: 'Ibáñez, Maria, Simon C. Boehme, Raffaella Buonsanti, Jonathan De Roo,
Delia J. Milliron, Sandrine Ithurria, Andrey L. Rogach, et al. “Prospects of Nanoscience
with Nanocrystals: 2025 Edition.” ACS Nano. American Chemical Society,
2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c07838.'
ieee: 'M. Ibáñez et al., “Prospects of nanoscience with nanocrystals: 2025
edition,” ACS Nano, vol. 19, no. 36. American Chemical Society, pp. 31969–32051,
2025.'
ista: 'Ibáñez M, Boehme SC, Buonsanti R, De Roo J, Milliron DJ, Ithurria S, Rogach
AL, Cabot A, Yarema M, Cossairt BM, Reiss P, Talapin DV, Protesescu L, Hens Z,
Infante I, Bodnarchuk MI, Ye X, Wang Y, Zhang H, Lhuillier E, Klimov VI, Utzat
H, Rainò G, Kagan CR, Cargnello M, Son JS, Kovalenko MV. 2025. Prospects of nanoscience
with nanocrystals: 2025 edition. ACS Nano. 19(36), 31969–32051.'
mla: 'Ibáñez, Maria, et al. “Prospects of Nanoscience with Nanocrystals: 2025 Edition.”
ACS Nano, vol. 19, no. 36, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 31969–32051,
doi:10.1021/acsnano.5c07838.'
short: M. Ibáñez, S.C. Boehme, R. Buonsanti, J. De Roo, D.J. Milliron, S. Ithurria,
A.L. Rogach, A. Cabot, M. Yarema, B.M. Cossairt, P. Reiss, D.V. Talapin, L. Protesescu,
Z. Hens, I. Infante, M.I. Bodnarchuk, X. Ye, Y. Wang, H. Zhang, E. Lhuillier,
V.I. Klimov, H. Utzat, G. Rainò, C.R. Kagan, M. Cargnello, J.S. Son, M.V. Kovalenko,
ACS Nano 19 (2025) 31969–32051.
corr_author: '1'
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text: Dielectric breakdown of physical vacuum (Schwinger effect) is the textbook
demonstration of compatibility of Relativity and Quantum theory. Although observing
this effect is still practically unachievable, its analogue generalizations have
been shown to be more readily attainable. This paper demonstrates that a gapped
Dirac semiconductor, methylammonium lead-bromide perovskite (MAPbBr3), exhibits
analogue dynamic Schwinger effect. Tunneling ionization under deep subgap mid-infrared
irradiation leads to intense photoluminescence in the visible range, in full agreement
with quasi-adiabatic theory. In addition to revealing a gapped extended system
suitable for studying the analogue Schwinger effect, this observation holds great
potential for nonperturbative field sensing, i.e., sensing electric fields through
nonperturbative light-matter interactions. First, this paper illustrates this
by measuring the local deviation from the nominally cubic phase of a perovskite
single crystal, which can be interpreted in terms of frozen-in fields. Next, it
is shown that analogue dynamic Schwinger effect can be used for nonperturbative
amplification of nonparametric upconversion process in perovskites driven simultaneously
by multiple optical fields. This discovery demonstrates the potential for material
response beyond perturbation theory in the tunneling regime, offering extremely
sensitive light detection and amplification across an ultrabroad spectral range
not accessible by conventional devices.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: A.G.V. thanks Peter Balling for useful discussions. This research
was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA through resources provided
by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), and by the Werner Siemens Foundation
(WSS) for financial support.
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- first_name: Artem
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full_name: Zhumekenov, Ayan A.
last_name: Zhumekenov
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full_name: Lee, Seungho
id: BB243B88-D767-11E9-B658-BC13E6697425
last_name: Lee
orcid: 0000-0002-6962-8598
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Osman M.
full_name: Bakr, Osman M.
last_name: Bakr
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full_name: Lemeshko, Mikhail
id: 37CB05FA-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Lemeshko
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last_name: Alpichshev
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citation:
ama: Lorenc D, Volosniev A, Zhumekenov AA, et al. Observation of analogue dynamic
Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites.
ACS Photonics. 2025;12(9):5220-5230. doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360
apa: Lorenc, D., Volosniev, A., Zhumekenov, A. A., Lee, S., Ibáñez, M., Bakr, O.
M., … Alpichshev, Z. (2025). Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect
and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites. ACS Photonics.
American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360
chicago: Lorenc, Dusan, Artem Volosniev, Ayan A. Zhumekenov, Seungho Lee, Maria
Ibáñez, Osman M. Bakr, Mikhail Lemeshko, and Zhanybek Alpichshev. “Observation
of Analogue Dynamic Schwinger Effect and Non-Perturbative Light Sensing in Lead
Halide Perovskites.” ACS Photonics. American Chemical Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360.
ieee: D. Lorenc et al., “Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect
and non-perturbative light sensing in lead halide perovskites,” ACS Photonics,
vol. 12, no. 9. American Chemical Society, pp. 5220–5230, 2025.
ista: Lorenc D, Volosniev A, Zhumekenov AA, Lee S, Ibáñez M, Bakr OM, Lemeshko M,
Alpichshev Z. 2025. Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative
light sensing in lead halide perovskites. ACS Photonics. 12(9), 5220–5230.
mla: Lorenc, Dusan, et al. “Observation of Analogue Dynamic Schwinger Effect and
Non-Perturbative Light Sensing in Lead Halide Perovskites.” ACS Photonics,
vol. 12, no. 9, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 5220–30, doi:10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01360.
short: D. Lorenc, A. Volosniev, A.A. Zhumekenov, S. Lee, M. Ibáñez, O.M. Bakr, M.
Lemeshko, Z. Alpichshev, ACS Photonics 12 (2025) 5220–5230.
corr_author: '1'
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- _id: MiLe
- _id: ZhAl
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title: Observation of analogue dynamic Schwinger effect and non-perturbative light
sensing in lead halide perovskites
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text: The practical implementation of aqueous zinc-ion batteries (AZIBs) is limited
by uncontrolled zinc (Zn) dendrite growth during anode plating, compromising both
safety and cycle life. Typically, Zn plating proceeds via 2D growth along the
six equivalent prismatic [1010] directions of the hexagonal close-packed (HCP)
Zn lattice, forming hexagonal platelets that promote dendrite formation. Here,
an effective electrolyte engineering strategy is presented using rare-earth ions
to regulate Zn plating. Combined multiscale experimental analyses and computational
modeling reveal that these ions preferentially adsorb onto the prismatic {1010}
facets, suppressing lateral epitaxial growth of the basal (0002) planes. This
redirects Zn plating toward an apparent screw dislocation-driven growth along
the [0001] axis. The resulting growth pathway, together with randomly oriented
Zn nucleation, yields dense, uniform, and dendrite-free Zn layers with markedly
improved cycling stability and high depth-of-discharge operation, thereby challenging
the prevailing assumption that dendrite suppression requires (0002)-oriented growth
parallel to the substrate. This work provides new mechanistic insights into Zn
plating dynamics and establishes a scalable strategy for stable, dendrite-free
Zn anodes in next-generation AZIBs.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: NanoFab
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: M.I. and S.H. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner
Siemens Foundation. Q.S. acknowledges financial support from the European Union's
Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Grant Agreement No. 101211154. This work was supported by the Generalitat de Catalunya
(Grant No. 2021SGR01581), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant
Nos. 52125505 and 52475336), and the Joint Fund of Henan Province Science and Technology
R&D Program (Grant No. 235200810097). Part of this research was carried out with
support from the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of the Institute of Science and
Technology Austria (ISTA), utilizing resources provided by the Electron Microscopy
Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF).
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author:
- first_name: Guifang
full_name: Zeng, Guifang
last_name: Zeng
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
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last_name: Horta
- first_name: Qing
full_name: Sun, Qing
last_name: Sun
- first_name: Malik Dilshad
full_name: Khan, Malik Dilshad
last_name: Khan
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Yuhang
full_name: Han, Yuhang
last_name: Han
- first_name: Shang
full_name: Wang, Shang
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Longqiu
full_name: Li, Longqiu
last_name: Li
- first_name: Lijie
full_name: Ci, Lijie
last_name: Ci
- first_name: Yanhong
full_name: Tian, Yanhong
last_name: Tian
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: Zeng G, Horta S, Sun Q, et al. Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free
Zinc metal plating. Advanced Materials. 2025. doi:10.1002/adma.202510906
apa: Zeng, G., Horta, S., Sun, Q., Khan, M. D., Ibáñez, M., Han, Y., … Cabot, A.
(2025). Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating. Advanced
Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906
chicago: Zeng, Guifang, Sharona Horta, Qing Sun, Malik Dilshad Khan, Maria Ibáñez,
Yuhang Han, Shang Wang, et al. “Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite-Free Zinc
Metal Plating.” Advanced Materials. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202510906.
ieee: G. Zeng et al., “Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc
metal plating,” Advanced Materials. Wiley, 2025.
ista: Zeng G, Horta S, Sun Q, Khan MD, Ibáñez M, Han Y, Wang S, Li L, Ci L, Tian
Y, Cabot A. 2025. Crystal growth engineering for dendrite-free Zinc metal plating.
Advanced Materials., e10906.
mla: Zeng, Guifang, et al. “Crystal Growth Engineering for Dendrite-Free Zinc Metal
Plating.” Advanced Materials, e10906, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1002/adma.202510906.
short: G. Zeng, S. Horta, Q. Sun, M.D. Khan, M. Ibáñez, Y. Han, S. Wang, L. Li,
L. Ci, Y. Tian, A. Cabot, Advanced Materials (2025).
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text: High-voltage disordered spinel LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 is a promising cathode material
for high power density in lithium-ion batteries. However, it suffers from poor
cycle life associated with the rock-salt phase transformation. This study presents
a straightforward synthesis approach to enhance the electrochemical performance
of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 through a synergistic solid-state modification with LiF and
AlF3. This dual modification promotes rapid Li⁺ diffusion, enables near-complete
delithiation/lithiation, approaching the theoretical capacity of disordered LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4,
and, more importantly, effectively mitigates the formation of the rock-salt phase,
thereby enhancing structural stability, as confirmed by operando X-ray absorption
spectroscopy (XAS) and synchrotron X-ray diffraction (SXRD). As a result, the
optimized LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 (10 mg AlF3 + 30 mg LiF) delivers high reversible capacities
of 142.1, 139.1, 129.2, 121.6, 110.3, 93.5, and 76.1 mAh∙g−1 at 0.2C, 0.5C, 1.0C,
2.0C, 3.0C, 4.0C, and 5.0C, respectively. Full cells using graphite as the anode
and a high-loading cathode exhibit excellent cycling performance. They retain
80% of their capacity after 200 cycles at 0.5C within a voltage window of 3.5–4.9
V with cathode loading of 11 mg∙cm−2. The findings of this study will significantly
advance high-power LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 materials, offering improved battery life and
thereby enhancing their potential for practical applications.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: 'This work was supported by the European Commission-financed project
IntelLigent (HORIZON-CL5-2021-D2-01-02) with project ID number 101069765. In collaboration
with ALBA staff, the operando SXRD and XAS experiments were performed at BL-16-NOTOS
beamline at ALBA Synchrotron Light Source (experiment number: 2023097765). This
research was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of the Institute of
Science and Technology Austria (ISTA) through resources provided by the Electron
Microscopy Facility (EMF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NFF), and M.I. and S.H.
acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. Jordi
Jacas Biendicho acknowledges the fellowship RYC2021-034994-I, funded by MICIU/AEI/10.13039/501100011033
and the European Union «NextGenerationEU»/PRTR». Jordi Llorca is a Serra Húnter
Fellow and is grateful to projects MICIN/AEI/FEDER PID2021-124572OB-C31 and Maria
de Maeztu Units of Excellence Programme CEX2023-001300-M, and GC 2021 SGR 01061.'
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- first_name: Carlos
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- first_name: Ashley P.
full_name: Black, Ashley P.
last_name: Black
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- first_name: Jordi
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citation:
ama: Chang X, Escudero C, Black AP, et al. Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation
in disordered LNMO through synergetic solid-state AlF3/LiF modifications. Advanced
Science. 2025. doi:10.1002/advs.202515962
apa: Chang, X., Escudero, C., Black, A. P., Horta, S., Martínez, E., Lu, X., … Cabot,
A. (2025). Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation in disordered LNMO through
synergetic solid-state AlF3/LiF modifications. Advanced Science. Wiley.
https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202515962
chicago: Chang, Xingqi, Carlos Escudero, Ashley P. Black, Sharona Horta, Elías Martínez,
Xuan Lu, Jordi Llorca, Maria Ibáñez, Jordi Jacas Biendicho, and Andreu Cabot.
“Mitigating the Rock-Salt Phase Transformation in Disordered LNMO through Synergetic
Solid-State AlF3/LiF Modifications.” Advanced Science. Wiley, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202515962.
ieee: X. Chang et al., “Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation in
disordered LNMO through synergetic solid-state AlF3/LiF modifications,” Advanced
Science. Wiley, 2025.
ista: Chang X, Escudero C, Black AP, Horta S, Martínez E, Lu X, Llorca J, Ibáñez
M, Biendicho JJ, Cabot A. 2025. Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation
in disordered LNMO through synergetic solid-state AlF3/LiF modifications. Advanced
Science., e15962.
mla: Chang, Xingqi, et al. “Mitigating the Rock-Salt Phase Transformation in Disordered
LNMO through Synergetic Solid-State AlF3/LiF Modifications.” Advanced Science,
e15962, Wiley, 2025, doi:10.1002/advs.202515962.
short: X. Chang, C. Escudero, A.P. Black, S. Horta, E. Martínez, X. Lu, J. Llorca,
M. Ibáñez, J.J. Biendicho, A. Cabot, Advanced Science (2025).
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date_published: 2025-12-12T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-12-29T10:15:43Z
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publication_identifier:
eissn:
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title: Mitigating the rock-salt phase transformation in disordered LNMO through synergetic
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text: 'The development of cost-effective and high-performance thermoelectric (TE)
materials faces significant challenges, particularly in improving the properties
of promising copper-based TE materials such as Cu3SbSe4, which are limited by
their poor electrical conductivity. This study presents a detailed comparative
analysis of three strategies to promote the electrical transport properties of
Cu3SbSe4 through Sn doping: conventional Sn atomic doping, surface treatment with
SnSe molecular complexes, and blending with SnSe nanocrystals to form nanocomposites,
all followed by annealing and hot pressing under identical conditions. Our results
reveal that a surface treatment using SnSe molecular complexes significantly enhances
TE performance over atomic doping and nanocomposite formation, achieving a power
factor of 1.1 mW·m−1·K−2 and a maximum dimensionless figure of merit zT value
of 0.80 at 640 K, representing an excellent performance among Cu3SbSe4-based materials
produced via solution-processing methods. This work highlights the effectiveness
of surface engineering in optimizing the transport properties of nanostructured
materials, demonstrating the versatility and cost-efficiency of solution-based
technologies in the development of advanced nanostructured materials for application
in the field of TE among others.'
acknowledgement: Y. L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas
Returnees in Anhui Province (No. 2022LCX002), and the Fundamental Research Funds
for the Central Universities (No. JZ2024HGTB0239). K. H. L. acknowledges financial
support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 22208293). M.
I. acknowledge financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens Foundation. M.
H. acknowledges funding from Australian Research Council (No. FT230100316). L. L.
H. and S. H. W. acknowledge the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
(Nos. JZ2023HGTA0179 and JZ2024HGTA0170).
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ama: 'Xiao S, Zhao M, Li M, et al. Band and defect engineering in solution-processed
nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials:
The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.
Nano Research. 2025;18(1). doi:10.26599/nr.2025.94907072'
apa: 'Xiao, S., Zhao, M., Li, M., Wan, S., Genç, A., Huang, L., … Cabot, A. (2025).
Band and defect engineering in solution-processed nanocrystal building blocks
to promote transport properties in nanomaterials: The case of thermoelectric Cu
3SbSe 4. Nano Research. Tsinghua
University Press. https://doi.org/10.26599/nr.2025.94907072'
chicago: 'Xiao, Shanshan, Mingjun Zhao, Mingquan Li, Shanhong Wan, Aziz Genç, Lulu
Huang, Lei Chen, et al. “Band and Defect Engineering in Solution-Processed Nanocrystal
Building Blocks to Promote Transport Properties in Nanomaterials: The Case of
Thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.” Nano
Research. Tsinghua University Press, 2025. https://doi.org/10.26599/nr.2025.94907072.'
ieee: 'S. Xiao et al., “Band and defect engineering in solution-processed
nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials:
The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4,”
Nano Research, vol. 18, no. 1. Tsinghua University Press, 2025.'
ista: 'Xiao S, Zhao M, Li M, Wan S, Genç A, Huang L, Chen L, Zhang Y, Ibáñez M,
Lim KH, Hong M, Liu Y, Cabot A. 2025. Band and defect engineering in solution-processed
nanocrystal building blocks to promote transport properties in nanomaterials:
The case of thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.
Nano Research. 18(1), 94907072.'
mla: 'Xiao, Shanshan, et al. “Band and Defect Engineering in Solution-Processed
Nanocrystal Building Blocks to Promote Transport Properties in Nanomaterials:
The Case of Thermoelectric Cu 3SbSe 4.”
Nano Research, vol. 18, no. 1, 94907072, Tsinghua University Press, 2025,
doi:10.26599/nr.2025.94907072.'
short: S. Xiao, M. Zhao, M. Li, S. Wan, A. Genç, L. Huang, L. Chen, Y. Zhang, M.
Ibáñez, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, Y. Liu, A. Cabot, Nano Research 18 (2025).
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Solids, Institute of Science and Technology Austria, 2025.
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text: Thermoelectric coolers (TECs) are pivotal in modern heat management but face
limitations in efficiency and manufacturing scalability. We address these challenges
by using an extrusion-based 3D printing technique to fabricate high-performance
thermoelectric materials. Our ink formulations ensure the integrity of the 3D-printed
structure and effective particle bonding during sintering, achieving record-high
figure of merit (zT) values of 1.42 for p-type bismuth antimony telluride [(Bi,Sb)2Te3]
and 1.3 for n-type silver selenide (Ag2Se) materials at room temperature. The
resulting TEC demonstrates a cooling temperature gradient of 50°C in air. Moreover,
this scalable and cost-effective method circumvents energy-intensive and time-consuming
steps, such as ingot preparation and subsequently machining processes, offering
a transformative solution for thermoelectric device production and heralding a
new era of efficient and sustainable thermoelectric technologies.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
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acknowledgement: This work was supported by the Scientific Service Units (SSU) of
ISTA through resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), the Lab
Support Facility (LSF), the Communication & Events facility, the Miba Machine Shop,
and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF). The Mechanical Response of Materials (MRM)
Service Unit of the Technical University of Wien is acknowledged for Mechanical
tests. X. L. Yan and S. Bühler-Paschen (Institute of Solid-State Physics, Technical
University of Wien) are acknowledged for granting us access to their equipment,
which allowed us to perform independent corroborative measurements. M. Qin is acknowledged
for help with Au deposition and wire bonding for samples used for PPMS measurements.
The lab of B. Hof and Z. Lu is acknowledged for help with rheological properties
measurements. The members of the Ibáñez research group, especially N. Jakhar, C.
Fiedler, and T. Kleinhanns, are acknowledged for their feedback on the manuscript
and fruitful discussions. This work was financially supported by ISTA and the Werner
Siemens Foundation.
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Shengduo
full_name: Xu, Shengduo
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last_name: Xu
- first_name: Sharona
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- first_name: Abayomi Q
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- first_name: Maria
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citation:
ama: Xu S, Horta S, Lawal AQ, Maji K, Lorion M, Ibáñez M. Interfacial bonding enhances
thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science. 2025;387(6736):845-850.
doi:10.1126/science.ads0426
apa: Xu, S., Horta, S., Lawal, A. Q., Maji, K., Lorion, M., & Ibáñez, M. (2025).
Interfacial bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science.
AAAS. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads0426
chicago: Xu, Shengduo, Sharona Horta, Abayomi Q Lawal, Krishnendu Maji, Magali Lorion,
and Maria Ibáñez. “Interfacial Bonding Enhances Thermoelectric Cooling in 3D-Printed
Materials.” Science. AAAS, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads0426.
ieee: S. Xu, S. Horta, A. Q. Lawal, K. Maji, M. Lorion, and M. Ibáñez, “Interfacial
bonding enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials,” Science,
vol. 387, no. 6736. AAAS, pp. 845–850, 2025.
ista: Xu S, Horta S, Lawal AQ, Maji K, Lorion M, Ibáñez M. 2025. Interfacial bonding
enhances thermoelectric cooling in 3D-printed materials. Science. 387(6736), 845–850.
mla: Xu, Shengduo, et al. “Interfacial Bonding Enhances Thermoelectric Cooling in
3D-Printed Materials.” Science, vol. 387, no. 6736, AAAS, 2025, pp. 845–50,
doi:10.1126/science.ads0426.
short: S. Xu, S. Horta, A.Q. Lawal, K. Maji, M. Lorion, M. Ibáñez, Science 387 (2025)
845–850.
corr_author: '1'
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text: Ag2Se is a promising n-type thermoelectric material, but its performance is
limited by excessive carrier concentration, compositional inhomogeneity, and phase
instability, challenges rooted in a narrow homogeneity range and uncontrolled
Ag+ diffusion in the superionic phase. Here, we address these issues by exploiting
liquid–solid interface reactions using CdSe complexes that remove surface excess
Ag to yield stoichiometric Ag2Se and generate CdSe nanodomains that inhibit Ag+
diffusion and constrain grain growth. The resulting Ag2Se-CdSe nanocomposites
exhibit a reproducible, stable figure of merit (zT) of 1.04 between 300 and 390
K. Beyond demonstrating high performance, we elucidate the interfacial chemical
reactions that give rise to the observed microstructure and transport properties,
providing a foundation for rationally engineering interfacial chemistry to tailor
transport properties across diverse thermoelectric material systems.
acknowledged_ssus:
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acknowledgement: 'M.I. acknowledges financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens
Foundation. The Scientific Service Units (SSU) of ISTA supported this work through
resources provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), the Lab Support Facility
(LSF) and the Nanofabrication Facility (NNF) and the LSF Mass Spectrometry Service.
The members of the Ibáñez research group are acknowledged, especially Christine
Fiedler for scientific illustration and Ihor Cherniukh for valuable discussions.
Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation of China
(NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project of Overseas
Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002) and the Fundamental Research
Funds for the Central Universities (JZ2024HGTB0239). K.H.L. acknowledges financial
support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No.
22208293). ICN2 acknowledges funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR00457.
Authors acknowledge the Advanced Materials programme by the Spanish Government with
funding from European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and by Generalitat de
Catalunya (Project In-CAEM). The authors thank support from the project AMaDE (PID2023-149158OB-C43),
funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/and by “ERDF Away of making Europe”, by
the “European Union”. ICN2 is supported by the Severo Ochoa program from Spanish
MCIN/AEI (Grant No.: CEX2021-001214-S) and is funded by the CERCA Programme/Generalitat
de Catalunya. ICN2 is founding member of e-DREAM. (68) M.H. acknowledges the funding
from the Australian Research Council (FT230100316 and IH200100035). M.H. acknowledges
the computational support from the National Computational Infrastructure (NCI) and
Pawsey Supercomputing Centre, Australia.'
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last_name: Liu
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last_name: Kleinhanns
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last_name: Horta
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last_name: Dutkiewicz
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last_name: Lu
- first_name: Maria Chiara
full_name: Spadaro, Maria Chiara
last_name: Spadaro
- first_name: Aziz
full_name: Genç, Aziz
last_name: Genç
- first_name: Lei
full_name: Chen, Lei
last_name: Chen
- first_name: Khak Ho
full_name: Lim, Khak Ho
last_name: Lim
- first_name: Min
full_name: Hong, Min
last_name: Hong
- first_name: Jordi
full_name: Arbiol, Jordi
last_name: Arbiol
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
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last_name: Ibáñez
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citation:
ama: Liu Y, Kleinhanns T, Horta S, et al. Liquid-solid interface reactions drive
enhanced thermoelectric performance in Ag2Se. Journal of the American Chemical
Society. 2025;147(35):32199-32208. doi:10.1021/jacs.5c11435
apa: Liu, Y., Kleinhanns, T., Horta, S., Dutkiewicz, E., Lu, S., Spadaro, M. C.,
… Ibáñez, M. (2025). Liquid-solid interface reactions drive enhanced thermoelectric
performance in Ag2Se. Journal of the American Chemical Society. American
Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c11435
chicago: Liu, Yu, Tobias Kleinhanns, Sharona Horta, Ewelina Dutkiewicz, Shaoqing
Lu, Maria Chiara Spadaro, Aziz Genç, et al. “Liquid-Solid Interface Reactions
Drive Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance in Ag2Se.” Journal of the American
Chemical Society. American Chemical Society, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.5c11435.
ieee: Y. Liu et al., “Liquid-solid interface reactions drive enhanced thermoelectric
performance in Ag2Se,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 147,
no. 35. American Chemical Society, pp. 32199–32208, 2025.
ista: Liu Y, Kleinhanns T, Horta S, Dutkiewicz E, Lu S, Spadaro MC, Genç A, Chen
L, Lim KH, Hong M, Arbiol J, Ibáñez M. 2025. Liquid-solid interface reactions
drive enhanced thermoelectric performance in Ag2Se. Journal of the American Chemical
Society. 147(35), 32199–32208.
mla: Liu, Yu, et al. “Liquid-Solid Interface Reactions Drive Enhanced Thermoelectric
Performance in Ag2Se.” Journal of the American Chemical Society, vol. 147,
no. 35, American Chemical Society, 2025, pp. 32199–208, doi:10.1021/jacs.5c11435.
short: Y. Liu, T. Kleinhanns, S. Horta, E. Dutkiewicz, S. Lu, M.C. Spadaro, A. Genç,
L. Chen, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, J. Arbiol, M. Ibáñez, Journal of the American Chemical
Society 147 (2025) 32199–32208.
corr_author: '1'
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date_updated: 2026-06-19T08:16:17Z
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text: Low‐cost, safe, and environmental‐friendly rechargeable aqueous zinc‐ion batteries
(ZIBs) are promising as next‐generation energy storage devices for wearable electronics
among other applications. However, sluggish ionic transport kinetics and the unstable
electrode structure during ionic insertion/extraction hampers their deployment.
Herein, we propose a new cathode material based on a layered metal chalcogenide
(LMC), bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), coated
with polypyrrole (PPy). Taking advantage of the PPy coating, the Bi2Te3@PPy
composite presents strong ionic absorption affinity, high oxidation resistance,
and high structural stability. The ZIBs based on Bi2Te3@PPy
cathodes exhibit high capacities and ultra‐long lifespans of over 5000 cycles.
They also present outstanding stability even under bending. In addition, we analyze
here the reaction mechanism using in situ X‐ray diffraction, X‐ray photoelectron
spectroscopy, and computational tools and demonstrate that, in the aqueous system,
Zn2+ is not inserted into the cathode as previously assumed.
In contrast, proton charge storage dominates the process. Overall, this work not
only shows the great potential of LMCs as ZIBs cathode materials and the advantages
of PPy coating, but also clarifies the charge/discharge mechanism in rechargeable
ZIBs based on LMCs.
acknowledged_ssus:
- _id: EM-Fac
acknowledgement: G.Z. and Q.S. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported
by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52105329, 52175300) and the
Heilongjiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (LH2022E059). G.Z.,
X.L., and C.Z. thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship support.
This research was supported by the Scientific Service Units of ISTA through resources
provided by the Electron Microscopy Facility. S.H. and M.I. acknowledge funding
by ISTA and Werner Siemens.
article_number: '2305128'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Guifang
full_name: Zeng, Guifang
last_name: Zeng
- first_name: Qing
full_name: Sun, Qing
last_name: Sun
- first_name: Sharona
full_name: Horta, Sharona
id: 03a7e858-01b1-11ec-8b71-99ae6c4a05bc
last_name: Horta
- first_name: Shang
full_name: Wang, Shang
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Xuan
full_name: Lu, Xuan
last_name: Lu
- first_name: Chaoyue
full_name: Zhang, Chaoyue
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Jing
full_name: Li, Jing
last_name: Li
- first_name: Junshan
full_name: Li, Junshan
last_name: Li
- first_name: Lijie
full_name: Ci, Lijie
last_name: Ci
- first_name: Yanhong
full_name: Tian, Yanhong
last_name: Tian
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: 'Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, et al. A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc
ion batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries. Advanced
Materials. 2024;36(1). doi:10.1002/adma.202305128'
apa: 'Zeng, G., Sun, Q., Horta, S., Wang, S., Lu, X., Zhang, C., … Cabot, A. (2024).
A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and application
in printed flexible batteries. Advanced Materials. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202305128'
chicago: 'Zeng, Guifang, Qing Sun, Sharona Horta, Shang Wang, Xuan Lu, Chaoyue Zhang,
Jing Li, et al. “A Layered Bi2Te3@PPy Cathode for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries:
Mechanism and Application in Printed Flexible Batteries.” Advanced Materials.
Wiley, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202305128.'
ieee: 'G. Zeng et al., “A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion
batteries: Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries,” Advanced
Materials, vol. 36, no. 1. Wiley, 2024.'
ista: 'Zeng G, Sun Q, Horta S, Wang S, Lu X, Zhang C, Li J, Li J, Ci L, Tian Y,
Ibáñez M, Cabot A. 2024. A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries:
Mechanism and application in printed flexible batteries. Advanced Materials. 36(1),
2305128.'
mla: 'Zeng, Guifang, et al. “A Layered Bi2Te3@PPy Cathode for Aqueous Zinc Ion Batteries:
Mechanism and Application in Printed Flexible Batteries.” Advanced Materials,
vol. 36, no. 1, 2305128, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1002/adma.202305128.'
short: G. Zeng, Q. Sun, S. Horta, S. Wang, X. Lu, C. Zhang, J. Li, J. Li, L. Ci,
Y. Tian, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot, Advanced Materials 36 (2024).
date_created: 2023-10-17T10:53:56Z
date_published: 2024-01-04T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-04-15T06:36:40Z
day: '04'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1002/adma.202305128
external_id:
isi:
- '001085681000001'
pmid:
- '37555532'
intvolume: ' 36'
isi: 1
issue: '1'
keyword:
- Mechanical Engineering
- Mechanics of Materials
- General Materials Science
language:
- iso: eng
month: '01'
oa_version: None
pmid: 1
project:
- _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A
name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
publication: Advanced Materials
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 1521-4095
issn:
- 0935-9648
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
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title: 'A layered Bi2Te3@PPy cathode for aqueous zinc ion batteries: Mechanism and
application in printed flexible batteries'
type: journal_article
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volume: 36
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...
---
OA_type: closed access
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abstract:
- lang: eng
text: Developing cost-effective and high-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials
to assemble efficient TE devices presents a multitude of challenges and opportunities.
Cu3SbSe4 is a promising p-type TE material based on relatively earth abundant
elements. However, the challenge lies in its poor electrical conductivity. Herein,
an efficient and scalable solution-based approach is developed to synthesize high-quality
Cu3SbSe4 nanocrystals doped with Pb at the Sb site. After ligand displacement
and annealing treatments, the dried powders are consolidated into dense pellets,
and their TE properties are investigated. Pb doping effectively increases the
charge carrier concentration, resulting in a significant increase in electrical
conductivity, while the Seebeck coefficients remain consistently high. The calculated
band structure shows that Pb doping induces band convergence, thereby increasing
the effective mass. Furthermore, the large ionic radius of Pb2+ results in the
generation of additional point and plane defects and interphases, dramatically
enhancing phonon scattering, which significantly decreases the lattice thermal
conductivity at high temperatures. Overall, a maximum figure of merit (zTmax)
≈ 0.85 at 653 K is obtained in Cu3Sb0.97Pb0.03Se4. This represents a 1.6-fold
increase compared to the undoped sample and exceeds most doped Cu3SbSe4-based
materials produced by solid-state, demonstrating advantages of versatility and
cost-effectiveness using a solution-based technology.
acknowledgement: Y.L. acknowledges funding from the National Natural Science Foundation
of China (NSFC) (Grants No. 22209034), the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Project
of Overseas Returnees in Anhui Province (Grant No. 2022LCX002). K.H.L. acknowledges
financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant
No. 22208293). M.I. acknowledges financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens
Foundation.
article_number: '2301377'
article_processing_charge: No
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author:
- first_name: Shanhong
full_name: Wan, Shanhong
last_name: Wan
- first_name: Shanshan
full_name: Xiao, Shanshan
last_name: Xiao
- first_name: Mingquan
full_name: Li, Mingquan
last_name: Li
- first_name: Xin
full_name: Wang, Xin
last_name: Wang
- first_name: Khak Ho
full_name: Lim, Khak Ho
last_name: Lim
- first_name: Min
full_name: Hong, Min
last_name: Hong
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
- first_name: Yu
full_name: Liu, Yu
id: 2A70014E-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Liu
orcid: 0000-0001-7313-6740
citation:
ama: Wan S, Xiao S, Li M, et al. Band engineering through Pb-doping of nanocrystal
building blocks to enhance thermoelectric performance in Cu3SbSe4. Small Methods.
2024;8(8). doi:10.1002/smtd.202301377
apa: Wan, S., Xiao, S., Li, M., Wang, X., Lim, K. H., Hong, M., … Liu, Y. (2024).
Band engineering through Pb-doping of nanocrystal building blocks to enhance thermoelectric
performance in Cu3SbSe4. Small Methods. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301377
chicago: Wan, Shanhong, Shanshan Xiao, Mingquan Li, Xin Wang, Khak Ho Lim, Min Hong,
Maria Ibáñez, Andreu Cabot, and Yu Liu. “Band Engineering through Pb-Doping of
Nanocrystal Building Blocks to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance in Cu3SbSe4.”
Small Methods. Wiley, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202301377.
ieee: S. Wan et al., “Band engineering through Pb-doping of nanocrystal building
blocks to enhance thermoelectric performance in Cu3SbSe4,” Small Methods,
vol. 8, no. 8. Wiley, 2024.
ista: Wan S, Xiao S, Li M, Wang X, Lim KH, Hong M, Ibáñez M, Cabot A, Liu Y. 2024.
Band engineering through Pb-doping of nanocrystal building blocks to enhance thermoelectric
performance in Cu3SbSe4. Small Methods. 8(8), 2301377.
mla: Wan, Shanhong, et al. “Band Engineering through Pb-Doping of Nanocrystal Building
Blocks to Enhance Thermoelectric Performance in Cu3SbSe4.” Small Methods,
vol. 8, no. 8, 2301377, Wiley, 2024, doi:10.1002/smtd.202301377.
short: S. Wan, S. Xiao, M. Li, X. Wang, K.H. Lim, M. Hong, M. Ibáñez, A. Cabot,
Y. Liu, Small Methods 8 (2024).
date_created: 2024-01-07T23:00:51Z
date_published: 2024-08-01T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2025-09-04T11:37:19Z
day: '01'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1002/smtd.202301377
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- '38152986'
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isi: 1
issue: '8'
language:
- iso: eng
month: '08'
oa_version: None
pmid: 1
project:
- _id: 9B8F7476-BA93-11EA-9121-9846C619BF3A
name: 'HighTE: The Werner Siemens Laboratory for the High Throughput Discovery of
Semiconductors for Waste Heat Recovery'
publication: Small Methods
publication_identifier:
eissn:
- 2366-9608
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Band engineering through Pb-doping of nanocrystal building blocks to enhance
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...
---
_id: '13093'
abstract:
- lang: eng
text: The direct, solid state, and reversible conversion between heat and electricity
using thermoelectric devices finds numerous potential uses, especially around
room temperature. However, the relatively high material processing cost limits
their real applications. Silver selenide (Ag2Se) is one of the very few n-type
thermoelectric (TE) materials for room-temperature applications. Herein, we report
a room temperature, fast, and aqueous-phase synthesis approach to produce Ag2Se,
which can be extended to other metal chalcogenides. These materials reach TE figures
of merit (zT) of up to 0.76 at 380 K. To improve these values, bismuth sulfide
(Bi2S3) particles also prepared in an aqueous solution are incorporated into the
Ag2Se matrix. In this way, a series of Ag2Se/Bi2S3 composites with Bi2S3 wt %
of 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5 are prepared by solution blending and hot-press sintering.
The presence of Bi2S3 significantly improves the Seebeck coefficient and power
factor while at the same time decreasing the thermal conductivity with no apparent
drop in electrical conductivity. Thus, a maximum zT value of 0.96 is achieved
in the composites with 1.0 wt % Bi2S3 at 370 K. Furthermore, a high average zT
value (zTave) of 0.93 in the 300–390 K range is demonstrated.
acknowledgement: 'Open Access is funded by the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). B.N.,
M.L., Y.Z., K.X., and X.H. thank the China Scholarship Council (CSC) for the scholarship
support. C.C. received funding from the FWF “Lise Meitner Fellowship” grant agreement
M 2889-N. M.I. acknowledges the financial support from ISTA and the Werner Siemens
Foundation. ICN2 acknowledges funding from Generalitat de Catalunya 2021SGR00457
and project NANOGEN (PID2020-116093RB-C43) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033/.
ICN2 was supported by the Severo Ochoa program from Spanish MCIN/AEI (Grant No.:
CEX2021-001214-S) and was funded by the CERCA Programme/Generalitat de Catalunya.
J.L. is a Serra Húnter Fellow and is grateful to the ICREA Academia program and
projects MICINN/FEDER PID2021-124572OB-C31 and 2021 SGR 01061. K.H.L. acknowledges
support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22208293). This study
is part of the Advanced Materials programme and was supported by MCIN with funding
from European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and by Generalitat de Catalunya.'
article_processing_charge: Yes (in subscription journal)
article_type: review
author:
- first_name: Bingfei
full_name: Nan, Bingfei
last_name: 'Nan'
- first_name: Mengyao
full_name: Li, Mengyao
last_name: Li
- first_name: Yu
full_name: Zhang, Yu
last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Ke
full_name: Xiao, Ke
last_name: Xiao
- first_name: Khak Ho
full_name: Lim, Khak Ho
last_name: Lim
- first_name: Cheng
full_name: Chang, Cheng
id: 9E331C2E-9F27-11E9-AE48-5033E6697425
last_name: Chang
orcid: 0000-0002-9515-4277
- first_name: Xu
full_name: Han, Xu
last_name: Han
- first_name: Yong
full_name: Zuo, Yong
last_name: Zuo
- first_name: Junshan
full_name: Li, Junshan
last_name: Li
- first_name: Jordi
full_name: Arbiol, Jordi
last_name: Arbiol
- first_name: Jordi
full_name: Llorca, Jordi
last_name: Llorca
- first_name: Maria
full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
last_name: Ibáñez
orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Andreu
full_name: Cabot, Andreu
last_name: Cabot
citation:
ama: Nan B, Li M, Zhang Y, et al. Engineering of thermoelectric composites based
on silver selenide in aqueous solution and ambient temperature. ACS Applied
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