Ultra-low lattice thermal conductivity in Cs2BiAgX6 (X=Cl, Br): Potential thermoelectric materials
arXiv:1801.03703
Abstract
We have explored electronic and thermoelectric properties of bismuth-based double-perovskite halides Cs2BiAgX6 by using first principles calculations. The calculated indirect bandgaps 2.85 eV and 1.99 eV for Cs2BiAgCl6 and Cs2BiAgBr6, respectively well agree with the measured value (2.77 eV of Cs2BiAgCl6 and 2.19 eV of Cs2BiAgBr6). We have calculated the relaxation time and lattice thermal conductivity by using relaxation time approximation (RTA) within supercell approach. The lattice thermal conductivities for both compounds are remarkably low and the obtained values at 300K for Cs2BiAgCl6 and Cs2BiAgBr6 are 0.078 and 0.065 Wm-1K-1, respectively. Such quite low lattice thermal conductivity arises due to low phonon group velocity in the large weighted phase space and large phonon scattering. The large Seebeck coefficient obtained for both halides at 400K. We have obtained the maximum power factors at 700K and the corresponding thermoelectric figure of merit for Cs2BiAgCl6 and Cs2BiAgBr6 are 0.775 and 0.774, respectively. The calculated results reveal that both halides are potential thermoelectric materials.
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