Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of alloys

Neutral Mo6Q8-clusters with terminal phosphane ligands – a route to water-soluble molecular units of Chevrel phases

“…Chevrel phases are solid-phase type II superconductors, consisting of interconnected {Mo 6 Q 8 } (Q = S, Se, and Te) cluster units doped with various metal ions. 2 Later, researchers found that, besides superconductivity, such compounds exhibit a number of other interesting and, more importantly, practically oriented properties, for example, fast ionic conductivity, [3][4][5] thermoelectric 6,7 and catalytic 8 properties, etc. The next logical step in the development of the field would be the isolation of cluster cores and the coordination of different ligands to metal atoms to produce molecular complexes.…”

The effect of electron and hole doping on the thermoelectric properties of shandite-type Co 3 Sn 2 S 2

“…Considerable effort is therefore being directed towards the discovery of alternative low-cost materials containing earth-abundant elements. Candidate TE materials containing earth-abundant elements which have attracted great interest are sulphides and selenides, including A x TiS 2 , [4] PbS and PbSe, [5] Chevrel phases [6] and rare-earth sulphides [7].…”

Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of Chevrel-Phase Cu<I><SUB>x</SUB></I>Mo<SUB>6</SUB>S<SUB>8</SUB> (2.0&le;<I>x</I>&le;4.0)

“…[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26] Most of the previous studies on Chevrel phases have focused on Chevrel-phase selenides. Band structure calculations have been carried out for several Chevrel-phase selenides for predicting their thermoelectric properties.…”