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    Chromium Trihalides CrX3 (X = Cl, Br, I): Direct Deposition of Micro- and Nanosheets on Substrates by Chemical Vapor Transport
    (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH, 2019) Grönke, Martin; Buschbeck, Benjamin; Schmidt, Peer; Valldor, Martin; Oswald, Steffen; Hao, Qi; Lubk, Axel; Wolf, Daniel; Steiner, Udo; Büchner, Bernd; Hampel, Silke
    The experimental observation of intrinsic ferromagnetism in single layered chromium trihalides CrX3 (X = Cl, Br, I) has gained outstanding attention recently due to their possible implementation in spintronic devices. However, the reproducible preparation of highly crystalline chromium(III) halide nanolayers without stacking faults is still an experimental challenge. As chromium trihalides consist of adjacent layers with weak interlayer coupling, the preparation of ultrathin CrX3 nanosheets directly on substrates via vapor transport proves as an advantageous synthesis technique. It is demonstrated that vapor growth of ultrathin highly crystalline CrX3 micro- and nanosheets succeeds directly on yttrium stabilized zirconia substrates in a one-step process via chemical vapor transport (CVT) in temperature gradients of 100 K (600 °C → 500 °C for CrCl3 and 650 °C → 550 °C for CrBr3 or CrI3) without a need for subsequent delamination. Due to simulation results, optimization of synthesis conditions is realized and phase pure CrX3 nanosheets with thicknesses ≤25 nm are obtained via short term CVT. The nanosheets morphology, crystallinity, and phase purity are analyzed by several techniques, including microscopy, diffraction, and spectroscopy. Furthermore, a potential subsequent delamination technique is demonstrated to give fast access to CrX3 monolayers using the example of CrCl3. © 2018 The Authors. Published by WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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    Heterostructured Bismuth Telluride Selenide Nanosheets for Enhanced Thermoelectric Performance
    (Weinheim : Wiley-VCH GmbH, 2020) Bauer, Christoph; Veremchuk, Igor; Kunze, Christof; Benad, Albrecht; Dzhagan, Volodymyr M.; Haubold, Danny; Pohl, Darius; Schierning, Gabi; Nielsch, Kornelius; Lesnyak, Vladimir; Eychmüller, Alexander
    The n-type semiconductor system Bi2Te3Bi2Se3 is known as a low-temperature thermoelectric material with a potentially high efficiency. Herein, a facile approach is reported to synthesize core/shell heterostructured Bi2Te2Se/Bi2Te3 nanosheets (NSs) with lateral dimensions of 1-3 mu m and thickness of about 50nm. Bi2Te3 and Bi2Se3, as well as heterostructured Bi2Te2Se/Bi2Te3 NSs are obtained via colloidal synthesis. Heterostructured NSs show an inhomogeneous distribution of the chalcogen atoms forming selenium and tellurium-rich layers across the NS thickness, resulting in a core/shell structure. Detailed morphological studies reveal that these structures contain nanosized pores. These features contribute to the overall thermoelectric properties of the material, inducing strong phonon scattering at grain boundaries in compacted solids. NSs are processed into nanostructured bulks through spark plasma sintering of dry powders to form a thermoelectric material with high power factor. Electrical characterization of our materials reveals a strong anisotropic behavior in consolidated pellets. It is further demonstrated that by simple thermal annealing, core/shell structure can be controllably transformed into alloyed one. Using this approach pellets with Bi2Te2.55Se0.45 composition are obtained, which exhibit low thermal conductivity and high power factor for in-plane direction with zT of 1.34 at 400K.