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_id: '5982'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: In the present work, we detail a fast and simple solution-based method to
    synthesize hexagonal SnSe2 nanoplates (NPLs) and their use to produce crystallographically
    textured SnSe2 nanomaterials. We also demonstrate that the same strategy can be
    used to produce orthorhombic SnSe nanostructures and nanomaterials. NPLs are grown
    through a screw dislocation-driven mechanism. This mechanism typically results
    in pyramidal structures, but we demonstrate here that the growth from multiple
    dislocations results in flower-like structures. Crystallographically textured
    SnSe2 bulk nanomaterials obtained from the hot pressing of these SnSe2 structures
    display highly anisotropic charge and heat transport properties and thermoelectric
    (TE) figures of merit limited by relatively low electrical conductivities. To
    improve this parameter, SnSe2 NPLs are blended here with metal nanoparticles.
    The electrical conductivities of the blends are significantly improved with respect
    to bare SnSe2 NPLs, what translates into a three-fold increase of the TE Figure
    of merit, reaching unprecedented ZT values up to 0.65.
article_processing_charge: No
article_type: original
author:
- first_name: Yu
  full_name: Zhang, Yu
  last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Yu
  full_name: Liu, Yu
  last_name: Liu
- first_name: Khak Ho
  full_name: Lim, Khak Ho
  last_name: Lim
- first_name: Congcong
  full_name: Xing, Congcong
  last_name: Xing
- first_name: Mengyao
  full_name: Li, Mengyao
  last_name: Li
- first_name: Ting
  full_name: Zhang, Ting
  last_name: Zhang
- first_name: Pengyi
  full_name: Tang, Pengyi
  last_name: Tang
- first_name: Jordi
  full_name: Arbiol, Jordi
  last_name: Arbiol
- first_name: Jordi
  full_name: Llorca, Jordi
  last_name: Llorca
- first_name: Ka Ming
  full_name: Ng, Ka Ming
  last_name: Ng
- first_name: Maria
  full_name: Ibáñez, Maria
  id: 43C61214-F248-11E8-B48F-1D18A9856A87
  last_name: Ibáñez
  orcid: 0000-0001-5013-2843
- first_name: Pablo
  full_name: Guardia, Pablo
  last_name: Guardia
- first_name: Mirko
  full_name: Prato, Mirko
  last_name: Prato
- first_name: Doris
  full_name: Cadavid, Doris
  last_name: Cadavid
- first_name: Andreu
  full_name: Cabot, Andreu
  last_name: Cabot
citation:
  ama: Zhang Y, Liu Y, Lim KH, et al. Tin diselenide molecular precursor for solution-processable
    thermoelectric materials. <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. 2018;57(52):17063-17068.
    doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847">10.1002/anie.201809847</a>
  apa: Zhang, Y., Liu, Y., Lim, K. H., Xing, C., Li, M., Zhang, T., … Cabot, A. (2018).
    Tin diselenide molecular precursor for solution-processable thermoelectric materials.
    <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. Wiley. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847">https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847</a>
  chicago: Zhang, Yu, Yu Liu, Khak Ho Lim, Congcong Xing, Mengyao Li, Ting Zhang,
    Pengyi Tang, et al. “Tin Diselenide Molecular Precursor for Solution-Processable
    Thermoelectric Materials.” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. Wiley,
    2018. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847">https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847</a>.
  ieee: Y. Zhang <i>et al.</i>, “Tin diselenide molecular precursor for solution-processable
    thermoelectric materials,” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>, vol.
    57, no. 52. Wiley, pp. 17063–17068, 2018.
  ista: Zhang Y, Liu Y, Lim KH, Xing C, Li M, Zhang T, Tang P, Arbiol J, Llorca J,
    Ng KM, Ibáñez M, Guardia P, Prato M, Cadavid D, Cabot A. 2018. Tin diselenide
    molecular precursor for solution-processable thermoelectric materials. Angewandte
    Chemie International Edition. 57(52), 17063–17068.
  mla: Zhang, Yu, et al. “Tin Diselenide Molecular Precursor for Solution-Processable
    Thermoelectric Materials.” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>, vol.
    57, no. 52, Wiley, 2018, pp. 17063–68, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201809847">10.1002/anie.201809847</a>.
  short: Y. Zhang, Y. Liu, K.H. Lim, C. Xing, M. Li, T. Zhang, P. Tang, J. Arbiol,
    J. Llorca, K.M. Ng, M. Ibáñez, P. Guardia, M. Prato, D. Cadavid, A. Cabot, Angewandte
    Chemie International Edition 57 (2018) 17063–17068.
date_created: 2019-02-14T10:23:27Z
date_published: 2018-12-21T00:00:00Z
date_updated: 2023-09-19T14:28:31Z
day: '21'
department:
- _id: MaIb
doi: 10.1002/anie.201809847
external_id:
  isi:
  - '000454575500020'
intvolume: '        57'
isi: 1
issue: '52'
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://upcommons.upc.edu/bitstream/2117/130444/1/Zhang%20preprint.pdf
month: '12'
oa: 1
oa_version: Submitted Version
page: 17063-17068
publication: Angewandte Chemie International Edition
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1433-7851
publication_status: published
publisher: Wiley
quality_controlled: '1'
scopus_import: '1'
status: public
title: Tin diselenide molecular precursor for solution-processable thermoelectric
  materials
type: journal_article
user_id: c635000d-4b10-11ee-a964-aac5a93f6ac1
volume: 57
year: '2018'
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