Chemical Precipitation Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Copper Sulfide

Enhancing thermoelectric performance of (Cu1-xAgx)2Se via CuAgSe secondary phase and porous design

“…Here, L values reduces with increasing the temperature, leading to low κ e and subsequently slightly higher κ l at high temperature range. Similar results have also been observed in other studies [28,29,37,38]. Perhaps further theoretical study is necessary to get a better understanding on the underlying phonon scattering mechanism.…”

Earth abundant, non-toxic, 3D printed Cu2−xS with high thermoelectric figure of merit

“…In addition Cu 2 S is a material of much interest in solar cells, [10][11][12] photocatalysis, 13 catalysis 14 and biosensors, 15 due to Cu 2 S having a bulk band gap of 1.21 eV. 16 Many fabrication techniques have been studied since Cu 2 S was discovered to be a highly efficient thermoelectric material, including melt-solidication, 17 mechanochemical synthesis, 18 ultrasonication and pressing, 19 chemical synthesis and hot pressing, 20 hydrothermal synthesis and hot pressing, 21 hydrothermal synthesis and mechanical alloying followed by spark plasma sintering, 22 mechanical alloying followed by spark plasma sintering, 23 and mechanical alloying with Se doping followed by spark plasma sintering. 24 These techniques however, require high pressure, high temperature and lengthy fabrication times which all contribute to the embodied energy of the material.…”

Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of Copper Sulfides via Solution Phase Methods and Spark Plasma Sintering

“…It has great potential in a wide range of applications such as thermoelectric materials [19], solar cells [20,21], conductive fibers [22], optical filters [23], and high-capacity cathode materials in lithium secondary batteries [24]. Moreover, Cu 2 S nanoparticles with various morphologies have been synthesized by various approaches such as chemical precipitation [25], solventless thermolysis [26], water-oil interface confined method [27], and thermal decomposition [28].…”