TY - JOUR AB - A synthetic route for producing Cu 2ZnGeSe 4 nanocrystals with narrow size distributions and controlled composition is presented. These nanocrystals were used to produce densely packed nanomaterials by hot-pressing. From the characterization of the thermoelectric properties of these nanomaterials, Cu 2ZnGeSe 4 is demonstrated to show excellent thermoelectric properties. A very preliminary adjustment of the nanocrystal composition has already resulted in a figure of merit of up to 0.55 at 450°C. AU - Ibáñez, Maria AU - Zamani, Reza AU - Lalonde, Aaron AU - Cadavid, Doris AU - Li, Wenhua AU - Shavel, Alexey AU - Arbiol, Jordi AU - Morante, Joan AU - Gorsse, Stéphane AU - Snyder, G Jeffrey AU - Cabot, Andreu ID - 347 IS - 9 JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society TI - Cu 2ZnGeSe 4 nanocrystals: Synthesis and thermoelectric properties VL - 134 ER -