Abstract
Recently, monolayer of triphosphides (e.g., InP3, SnP3, and GaP3) attracts much attention due to their good thermoelectric performance. Herein, we predict a novel triphosphide monolayer AsP3 and comprehensively investigate its thermoelectric properties by combining first-principles calculations and semiclassical Boltzmann transport theory. The results show that AsP3 monolayer has an ultralow thermal conductivity of 0.36 and 0.55 Wm K−1 at room temperature along the armchair and zigzag direction. Surprisingly, its maximum Seebeck coefficient in the p-type doping reaches 2,860 µVK−1. Because of the ultralow thermal conductivity and ultrahigh Seebeck coefficient, the thermoelectric performance of AsP3 monolayer is excellent, and the maximum ZT of p-type can reach 3.36 at 500 K along the armchair direction, which is much higher than that of corresponding bulk AsP3 at the same temperature. Our work indicates that the AsP3 monolayer is the promising candidate in TE applications and will also stimulate experimental scientists’ interest in the preparation, characterization, and thermoelectric performance tuning.
Introduction
Thermoelectric (TE) materials are regarded as potential candidates to alleviate the energy and environment crisis by recycling waste heat (; ; ). However, TE technology is currently facing two crucial issues: high production cost and low conversion efficiency (). For the conversion efficiency of a TE material, it is characterized by the dimensionless figure of merit ZT = S2σT/κ (; ), where S is the Seebeck coefficient, σ is the electronic conductivity, T is the absolute temperature, and κ is the thermal conductivity, respectively. Over the past few decades, great progress has been achieved in enhancing the ZT values through certain strategies (; ), such as nanostructuring, quantum confinement, and the “phonon-glass electron-crystal” (; ; ). Therefore, searching “electronic crystal-phonon glass” thermoelectric materials has great significance (). Due to the development of nanotechnology, new thermoelectric materials are constantly being discovered in recent years. Phosphorene sheds light on two-dimensional (2D) layered materials in TE applications (). However, the chemical degradation upon exposure to ambient conditions seriously limits its practical application (). Scientists make great effort to find novel materials with puckered layered structure similar to phosphorene, which can not only retain the excellent electronic properties of phosphorene, but also overcome the chemical instability. Very recently, 2D triphosphides which include a combination of phosphorus and selective elements from Group III, IV, and V attract much attention because of their outstanding thermoelectric performance. For example, predicted the ZT value up to 2.06 along the armchair direction of InP3 monolayer at room temperature. indicated that the ZT value of monolayer SnP3 was 3.46 along the armchair direction at 500 K. Single-layer SbP3 () and GeP3 () are also predicted as good TE materials.
In this work, utilizing first-principles calculations and the Boltzmann transport equation, we explore stability, phonon/electron, and TE properties of the AsP3 monolayer. Our calculated results show that the AsP3 monolayer exhibits ultrahigh Seebeck coefficient and ultralow thermal conductivity, and the maximum ZT of p-type AsP3 monolayer can reach 3.36 at 500 K along the armchair direction. This work reveals that AsP3 is a promising candidate for TE applications.
Methods
The TE properties of single-layer AsP3 are calculated using the first-principles and density functional theory (DFT) as performed in the Vienna ab initio simulation package (VASP) (). We set up a vacuum layer with a thickness of 20 Å along the z-direction and use the vdW-DF2 method to correct interaction force between the layers (). The generalized gradient approximation (GGA) and the Perdew−Burke−Ernzerhof (PBE) are adopted for processing the exchange-correlation functional (; ). A plane wave basis with a cutoff energy of 500 eV and a 6 × 6 × 1-k-mesh are used for the structural relaxation of the Brillouin zone (BZ). The convergence criterion for complete relaxation of all geometric structures is that the total energy change is <10−7 eVÅ−1 and the residual force is <0.01 eVÅ−1.
The Boltzmann transport theory and rigid band approximation are used to evaluate the electronic transport properties, which are carried out in the BoltzTrap software with a dense k-mesh 40 × 40 × 1 (). This method has achieved good agreement between theoretical calculations and experiments for many TE materials (; ; ). For the phonon transport properties, it can be obtained by solving the Boltzmann transport equation in the ShengBTE packages with 50 × 50 × 1 k-points (). The phonon dispersions and the harmonic second-order interaction force constants (2nd IFCs) are calculated by using VASP and PHONOPY software (), in which the 3 × 3 × 1 k-mesh within 4 × 4 × 1 supercell is adopted. The third-order IFCs (3rd IFCs) is obtained by using the 3 × 3 × 1 supercell with the finite-difference method (), which considers the interaction including the seventh nearest neighbor atoms.
Results and Discussion
Atomic and Electronic Structures
Based on calculations of the first-principles, the AsP3 monolayer exhibits a hexagonal honeycomb configuration with space group (No. 164), as shown in Figures 1A–C. A unit cell for AsP3 monolayer is constituted by two As and six P atoms, and the optimized lattice constants a = 6.62 Å. More calculated parameters are summarized in Table 1. Interestingly, the AsP3 monolayer has an obvious anisotropic structure, thus we will explore its TE performance in the armchair and zigzag direction.
FIGURE 1
TABLE 1
| Type | la (Å) | lP-P (Å) | lX-P (Å) | PBE (eV) | HSE06 (eV) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AsP3 | 6.62 | 2.24 | 2.38 | 1.57 | 2.28 |
Calculated lattice constants (la), bond lengths of P–P (lP–P) and X–P (lX–P), and bandgap based on PBE and HSE06.
We study the electrical band structures as well as the corresponding density of states (DOS) of AsP3 monolayer, as presented in Figure 2A. We find that the AsP3 monolayer is an indirect bandgap semiconductor, its valence band maximum (VBM) is locating at the Γ point, whereas the conduction band minimum (CBM) is located between the Γ and M points. The accurate bandgap of 2.28 eV is obtained by using the Herd–Scuseria–Emzerhof hybrid functional (HSE06) (). In the vicinity of Fermi level, the two highest valence bands (VBs) exhibit overlap at the Γ point, which benefits their electrical transport characteristics (). The DOS further demonstrates that the edges of the VB and CB are mainly coming from the P atoms, which can also be observed in Figure 2B, where the partial charge density provides that the charge is mainly concentrated near P atoms. Meantime, a peak shape of DOS is acquired in monolayer AsP3, which is regarded as the electronic transmission characteristic of high TE performance ().
FIGURE 2
Electrical Transport Properties
Based on the deformation potential (DP) theory (), the carrier mobility of AsP3 monolayer can be calculated by the formula:where m*, κB, El, and C2D are the effective mass, the Boltzmann constant, the DP constant, and the 2D elastic constants, respectively. These parameters and the relaxation time are given in Table 2. One can see clearly that the hole mobility is significantly higher than the electron mobility. Besides, the flatter conduction bands provide a greater effective mass m* of electron doping, which demonstrates a larger Seebeck coefficient S because it is proportional to m* ().
TABLE 2
| Direction | Type | C2D | El | m* | μ | τ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armchair | Hole | 57.93 | 2.38 | 0.11 | 366.37 | 0.13 |
| Electron | 57.93 | 2.89 | 1.11 | 75.09 | 0.05 | |
| Zigzag | Hole | 57.91 | 1.78 | 0.85 | 337.33 | 0.16 |
| Electron | 57.91 | 3.83 | 0.56 | 167.96 | 0.05 |
Calculated elastic modulus C2D (J m−2), DP constant El (eV), effective mass m* (me), carrier mobility μ (cm−2 V−1 s−1), and relaxation time τ (ps) for electron and hole in AsP3 monolayer at 300 K.
We obtain the electrical transport properties of AsP3 monolayer via calculating the semiclassical Boltzmann transport equation (), involving Seebeck coefficient S, electrical conductivity σ, electrical thermal conductivity κe, and power factor (PF), which are important parameters for evaluating the TE properties. The rigid band approximation theory is adopted to simulate the influence of doping on electron transport. It is assumed that the band structure of the n-type and p-type systems does not change in shape under light doping, whereas the Fermi level moves up and down (; ). Positive and negative μ correspond to the n-type and p-type doping. Here, the S, σ, and PF concerning chemical potential μ can be computed by employing the Fermi–Dirac distribution function fμ () as:where V is the volume of the primitive cell, and the transport distribution function is written as follows:where N0 is the number of q points sampling, τ is the electronic relaxation time, and ν is electronic velocity.
Figures 3A,B are the Seebeck coefficient S of AsP3 monolayer as a function of µ. The downward trend of the S with the temperature gradually slows down as the temperature increases. Surprisingly, the AsP3 monolayer shows ultrahigh S compared to other triphosphates with high TE performance (InP3 (), SnP3 (), and CaP3 ()). At room temperature, the S of AsP3 monolayer reaches 2,860 µVK−1 along the zigzag direction and 2,800 µVK−1 along the armchair direction. The double degeneracy of the valence band at the Г point and the steep electronic density of states near the Fermi level effectively increase the S.
FIGURE 3
The electrical conductivity σ vs. μ is shown in Figures 3C,D. It is found that the p-type σ is visibly larger than that of the n-type for AsP3 monolayer, due to the higher mobility and relaxation time of hole. Since electrons submit the Fermi–Dirac distribution, the gradient of σ around VBM and CBM tends to be flat with increasing temperature. According to the Wiedemann–Franz law, the κe is proportional to the σ: κe= LσT, where L is the Lorenz number (). As shown in Figures 3E,F, the κe of the AsP3 monolayer increases with rising temperature. The influence of p-type doping on the κe is greater than that of n-type doping, which is related to its larger p-type σ.
Based on the obtained S and σ, we calculate the PF as shown in Figures 3G,H. Similar to σ, the PF of p-type AsP3 monolayer is significantly higher than that of n-type, which means that it is a potential p-type TE material.
Phonon Transport Properties
The phonon spectrum and projected density of state (PhDOS) of the AsP3 monolayer are illustrated in Figure 4A. No virtual phonon modes are observed in phonon dispersion, which indicates that the AsP3 monolayer is dynamically stable. The phonon spectrum of AsP3 contains three phonon branches (ZA, TA, and LA) and twenty-one optical branches. The low-frequency optical branch and the acoustic branch of the AsP3 monolayer are softened and overlapped, leading to the strong acoustic–optic interaction (). Besides, the flat-frequency band over the entire frequency range can lead to smaller phonon group velocity (; ). It can be seen from the corresponding PhDOS that the phonon mode mainly contains As atoms in the low-frequency region (below 3 THz), while the high-frequency region (over 12 THz) is contributed by the P atom.
FIGURE 4
Figure 4B depicts the corresponding vibration modes near the Γ point of the acoustic branch (ZA, TA, and LA) and the lowest optical branch (Opt1) to display the characteristics of the phonon mode more intuitively. It can be seen that the vibration of the three-phonon branch occurs along the in-plane (TA and LA) or outside the plane (ZA), which is a property of natural vibration. Interestingly, it is observed that As atoms of the Opt1 branch have in-plane opposite motions relative to their adjacent As atoms, while P atoms have in-plane antiphase motions. This phenomenon can significantly block heat transport, thereby reducing the thermal conductivity of the lattice ().
Based on the 2nd and 3rd IFCs, the κl is calculated by the self-consistent iterative method. The calculation formula of κl is as follows:where CV, ν, and τqλ are phonon model specific heat, group velocity, and relaxation time, respectively. As shown in Figure 5A, we plot the κl of AsP3 monolayer vs. temperature. The inherent κl is obviously proportional to 1/T, which is attributed to the inherent enhancement of phonon–phonon scattering (). Excitingly, the AsP3 monolayer shows ultralow thermal conductivity. At room temperature, κl along the armchair direction (0.36 Wm−1 K−1) is lower than that along the zigzag direction (0.55 Wm−1 K−1). We explore the relationship between κl and frequency to describe the contribution of different phonons. Figure 5B shows that acoustic branches (below 2 THz) along armchair (zigzag) direction contribute about 75% (86%) to κl.
FIGURE 5
The phonon group velocity is an important coefficient to evaluate the heat transferability, which can be obtained by the following equation:
The corresponding group velocity of AsP3 monolayer is plotted in Figure 6A. We can see that the group velocity in the low-frequency area is distinctly larger than that of the high-frequency area. It exhibits a smaller average group velocity about 1.91 km s−1, which is related to the flat phonon dispersions and low cutoff frequency.
FIGURE 6
To determine the other origin of ultralow κl of AsP3 monolayer, we calculate the Grüneisen parameter γ, which can be used to describe the anharmonic interaction of crystals. It can be described by the following equation:Generally, the larger |γ| represents the stronger anharmonicity and the lower κl. As presented in Figure 6B, one can see a larger |γ| in the low-frequency region, and the average of |γ| is about 16.17, indicating the existence of strong phonon–phonon scattering.
Figure 6C is the phonon relaxation time vs. frequency of AP3 monolayer. At 300 K, our calculated phonon relaxation time of AsP3 monolayer (4.3 ps) can be compared with the single-layer KAgS (4.05 ps) (), which is an important factor for the low κl of AsP3 monolayer. The three-phonon scattering phase space (P3) is the available space for the three-phonon scattering process (), which can further analyze the source of lower κl. As shown in Figure 6D, the AsP3 monolayer possesses a larger P3 over the entire frequency region, which allows stronger phonon–phonon scattering and weaker heat transport.
Thermoelectric Figure of Merit
Combining the electrical transport coefficients and thermal conductivity, we can estimate the ZT values of AsP3, as displayed in Figure 7. The p-type doped AsP3 monolayer exhibits a higher ZT than the n-type one, which is caused by larger PF of p-type. The maximum ZT values of p-type doped AsP3 monolayer at 500 K can reach 3.36 and 2.92 along the armchair and zigzag direction, while corresponding ZT values at 300 K is 2.22 and 1.84, much higher than that of bulk AsP3 (∼0.5 at 300 K) (), which is mainly caused by the larger S and lower κl of AsP3 single-layered structure by dimensionality reduction. The maximum ZT value of AsP3 monolayer at 500 K is comparable with other 2D triphosphides, such as n-type doped InP3 (ZT = 3.23) (), p-type doped SnP3 (ZT = 3.46) (), and p-type doped SbP3 (ZT = 3.5) (). Besides, the maximum ZT values can be achieved when the carrier concentration is between 1 × 1010 and 1011 cm−2. Generally speaking, if the ZT value is close to 3, it is deemed a good TE material (), therefore AsP3 monolayer can be a potential candidate for TE applications.
FIGURE 7
Conclusion
In conclusion, we investigate the TE performance of AsP3 monolayer by a highly precise first-principles method. The calculated results show that AsP3 monolayer is an indirect bandgap semiconductor with a bandgap of 2.28 eV. It also possesses excellent Seebeck coefficients and electrical conductivity. Due to its lower values of phonon velocities (1.91 km s−1), larger Grüneisen parameters |γ| (16.17), as well as shorter phonon relaxation time (4.30 ps), AsP3 monolayer exhibits ultralow κl 0.36 Wm−1 K−1 (0.55 Wm−1 K−1) at room temperature in the armchair (zigzag) direction. At 500 K, the maximum ZT of the AsP3 monolayer can reach up to 3.36 (armchair direction) and 3.08 (zigzag direction) by the optimal p-type doping. These results prove the huge advantages of AsP3 single-layer film in high-efficiency conversion of heat energy.
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Author contributions
GX established the theoretical models and supervised the project, and LF and HY performed the calculations and data analysis.
Funding
This work was financially supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Grant No. 11874145 and 11474243).
Conflict of interest
The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.
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Summary
Keywords
Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity, thermoelectric, first-principle calculations, transport
Citation
Fan L, Yang H and Xie G (2021) Thermoelectric Properties of Arsenic Triphosphide (AsP3) Monolayer: A First-Principles Study. Front. Mech. Eng 7:702079. doi: 10.3389/fmech.2021.702079
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29 April 2021
Accepted
21 May 2021
Published
11 June 2021
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Shiqian Hu, Yunnan University, China
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Dengke Ma, Nanjing Normal University, China
Zhibin Gao, Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Jie Chen, Tongji University, China
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