Thermoelectric properties of nanostructured tetrathiotetracene iodide crystals in a two-dimensional model

Sanduleac, Ionel; Casian, A.I.; Pflaum, Jens

Abstract

Previously, it has been predicted that nanostructured crystals of tetrathiotetracene iodide are very promising candidates for thermoelectric applications. However, these predictions are based on a strictly one-dimensional (1D) model. In order to verify these conclusions, a two-dimensional (2D) model is elaborated which explicitly takes into account the weak interaction of carriers with the nearest conductive chains. It is shown that for crystals with a rather low degree of purity this interaction does not affect significantly the results obtained by the 1D approximation, but for ultrapure crystals this interaction can no longer be neglected.

Citation

Sanduleac, I., Casian, A., & Pflaum, J. (2014). Thermoelectric properties of nanostructured tetrathiotetracene iodide crystals in a two-dimensional model. Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics, 9(2), https://doi.org/10.1166/jno.2014.1574

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Apr 1, 2014
• Deposit Date: Jan 14, 2016
• Journal: Journal of Nanoelectronics and Optoelectronics
• Print ISSN: 1555-130X
• Electronic ISSN: 1555-1318
• Publisher: American Scientific Publishers
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 2
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1166/jno.2014.1574
• Keywords: interchain interaction, tetrathiotetracene iodide, thermoelectric figure of merit, two-dimensional crystal model
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/996396
• Publisher URL: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/asp/jno/2014/00000009/00000002/art00015?token=00611effeb893785391d4a41333c4a2f7a386a6f572b67283e2846444f6d62222c227e3725303329763bdb0cbc5f5a83d
• Additional Information: A paper produced for the H2ESOT project, a collaborative FP7 funded project led by Professor Simon Woodward from University of Nottingham and supported under the EU ENERGY Theme for Future Emerging Technologies