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C. L. Yuan

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Quaternary compounds Ag2XYSe4 (X=Ba, Sr; Y=Sn, Ge) as novel potential thermoelectric materials

Experimental results have shown that the quaternary compound Cu2ZnSnSe4 is an excellent thermoelectric material. This inspires us to seek the other quaternary compounds with similar chemical formula to Cu2ZnSnSe4 as thermoelectric materials. In this paper, we use the first-principle method to systematically explore the electronic and phonon structures, mechanical, thermal and thermoelectric properties of p- and n-type Ag2XYSe4 (X=Ba, Sr; Y=Sn, Ge). It is found that the ZT maximum for n-type Ag2SrGeSe4 can reach up to 1.22 at 900 K, and those for p-type Ag2SrSnSe4, Ag2SrGeSe4 and Ag2BaSnSe4 can reach up to 1.20, 1.13 and 1.12, respectively. Our work not only shows that Ag2XYSe4 (X=Ba, Sr; Y=Sn, Ge) are a kind of potential thermoelectric materials, but also can inspire more theoretical and experimental researches on thermoelectric properties of quaternary compounds.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Temperature Dependence of Resistivity of $Sr_2CoMoO_{6-δ}$ Films

We investigate the temperature dependence of the resistivity and magnetoresistance of a polycrystalline $Sr_2CoMoO_{6-δ}$ film deposited on (100)-$SrTiO_3$ substrate prepared by the pulsed laser deposition method. X-ray diffraction, Raman and magnetoresistance results demonstrate clearly the coexistence of a ferromagnetic metallic and an antiferromagnetic (or paramagnetic) insulating domain. Percolative transition between these two phases as the temperature varies, which is believed to induce a metal-insulator transition at around $T_C$, has been directly observed in our measurements of the temperature dependence of the sample resistivity. Thus we have provided new direct evidence that a phase separation scenario also exists in the ordered double-perovskite structure materials.

cond-mat.mtrl-sci