“…The Bi-O-Se phase diagram was studied in detail by Oppermann et al [6][7][8][9][10][11], while the thermoelectric properties of Bi 2 O 2 Se were first reported by Ruleova et al [12]. Experimental [13,14], and theoretical studies [15,16], of this material, which is an n-type semiconductor with a reported ZT ¼0.007 at 300 K [12], have been carried out. Recently, the related oxychalcogenides [BiO][CuQ] (Q¼ S, Se, Te), which consist of [Bi 2 O 2 ] 2 þ layers alternating with [Cu 2 Q 2 ] 2 À layers [17], have been identified as promising p-type thermoelectric materials.…”