title: Cu2ZnGeSe4 nanocrystals: synthesis and thermoelectric properties.
abstract: A synthetic route for producing Cu(2)ZnGeSe(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(2)ZnGeSe(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.
authors.affiliation: Departament Electronica, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona 08028, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zamani
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: LaLonde
authors.forename: Doris
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authors.lastname: Cadavid
authors.forename: Wenhua
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authors.forename: Alexey
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authors.lastname: Shavel
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authors.lastname: Arbiol
authors.forename: Joan Ramon
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authors.lastname: Morante
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authors.lastname: Gorsse
authors.forename: G Jeffrey
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authors.lastname: Snyder
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authors.lastname: Cabot