journal article·2016-10-11Open access

Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Noble Metal Ternary Chalcogenide Systems of Ag–Au–Se in the Forms of Alloyed Nanoparticles and Colloidal Nanoheterostructures

Mariona Dalmases, Maria Ibáñez, Pau Torruella, Víctor Fernàndez-Altable, Lluís López-Conesa, Doris Cadavid, Laura Piveteau, Maarten Nachtegaal, Jordi Llorca, Maria Luisa Ruiz-González, Sònia Estradé, Francesca Peiró, Maksym V. Kovalenko, Andreu Cabot, Albert Figuerola

Chemistry of Materials· Volume 28· Issue 19

Abstract

The optimization of a material functionality requires both the rational design and precise engineering of its structural and chemical parameters. In this work, we show how colloidal chemistry is an excellent synthetic choice for the synthesis of novel ternary nanostructured chalcogenides, containing exclusively noble metals, with tailored morphology and composition and with potential application in the energy conversion field. Specifically, the Ag–Au–Se system has been explored from a synthetic point of view, which leads to a set of Ag 2 Se-based hybrid and ternary nanoparticles including the room temperature synthesis of the rare ternary Ag 3 AuSe 2 fischesserite phase. An in-depth structural and chemical characterization of all nanomaterials has been performed, which proofed especially useful for unravelling the reaction mechanism behind the formation of the ternary phase in solution. The work is complemented with the thermal and electric characterization of a ternary Ag–Au–Se nanocomposite with promising results: we found that the use of the ternary nanocomposite represents a clear improvement in terms of thermoelectric energy conversion as compared to a binary Ag–Se nanocomposite analogue.
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OpenAlex topics: Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films · Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices · Quantum Dots Synthesis And Properties

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Affiliations

Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, ETH Zürich, Vladimir Prelog Weg 1, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland

Empa-Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überlandstrasse 129, CH-8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland

ICFO−The Institute of Photonic Sciences, Mediterranean Technology Park, Av. Carl Friedrich Gauss, 3, 08860 Castelldefels, Spain

Catalonia Energy Research Institute - IREC, Sant Adrià de Besòs, 08930 Barcelona, Spain

Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland

Institut de Tècniques Energètiques i Centre de Recerca en NanoEnginyeria, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Av. Diagonal, 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain

Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad Complutense (UCM), CEI Moncloa, 28040 Madrid, Spain

Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats - ICREA, 08010 Barcelona, Spain

Funding

European Research Council · Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad · Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca · Seventh Framework Programme · Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats · European Regional Development Fund

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