Chinese Physics B, Volume. 29, Issue 9, (2020)

Vanadium based XVO3 (X = Na, K, Rb) as promising thermoelectric materials: First-principle DFT calculations

N A Noor1、†, Nosheen Mushahid1, Aslam Khan2, Nessrin A. Kattan3, Asif Mahmood4, and Shahid M. Ramay5
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  • 1Department of Physics, University of Lahore, Lahore 54000, Pakistan
  • 2Physics Department, KFUEIT, Rahim Yar Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
  • 3Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia
  • 4College of Engineering, Chemical Engineering Department, King Saud University Riyadh, Riyadh 1151, Saudi Arabia
  • 5Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Science, King Saud University Riyadh, Riyadh 1141, Saudi Arabia
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    We investigate structural, mechanical, thermodynamic, and thermoelectric properties of vanadium-based XVO3 (X = Na, K, Rb) materials using density functional theory (DFT) based calculations. The structural and thermodynamic stabilities are probed by the tolerance factor (0.98, 1.01, and 1.02) with the negative value of enthalpy of formation. Mechanical properties are analyzed in the form of Born stability criteria, ductile/brittle nature (Poisson and Pugh’s ratios) and anisotropy factor. To explore the electronic transport properties, we study the electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and power factor in terms of chemical potential and temperature. High values of Seebeck coefficient at room temperature may find the potential of the studied perovskites in thermo-electrics devices.

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    N A Noor, Nosheen Mushahid, Aslam Khan, Nessrin A. Kattan, Asif Mahmood, Shahid M. Ramay. Vanadium based XVO3 (X = Na, K, Rb) as promising thermoelectric materials: First-principle DFT calculations[J]. Chinese Physics B, 2020, 29(9):

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    Paper Information

    Received: Jan. 10, 2020

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Apr. 29, 2021

    The Author Email: Noor N A (ahayat@ksu.edu.sa)

    DOI:10.1088/1674-1056/ab99ad

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