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DOE OSTI2020

Materials Data on BaSnS3 by Materials Project

BaSnS3 crystallizes in the orthorhombic Pnma space group. The structure is three-dimensional. Ba2+ is bonded in a 9-coordinate geometry to nine S2- atoms. There are a spread of Ba–S bond distances ranging from 3.20–3.56 Å. Sn4+ is bonded to six S2- atoms to form edge-sharing SnS6 octahedra. There are a spread of Sn–S bond distances ranging from 2.48–2.69 Å. There are three inequivalent S2- sites. In the first S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to three equivalent Ba2+ and two equivalent Sn4+ atoms. In the second S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to two equivalent Ba2+ and three equivalent Sn4+ atoms. In the third S2- site, S2- is bonded in a 5-coordinate geometry to four equivalent Ba2+ and one Sn4+ atom.

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DOE OSTI2022

Weak-Bonding Elements Lead to High Thermoelectric Performance in BaSnS 3 and SrSnS 3 : A First-Principles Study

SnS2, an earth-abundant and ecofriendly material, is limited as a thermoelectric material because of the high lattice thermal conductivity κ L and low carrier mobility μ. By introducing weak-bonding elements Ba or Sr into the SnS 2 framework, we discovered two SnS 2 -based materials BaSnS3 and SrSnS3 with the calculated low κL values of 0.15 and 0.17 W m -1 K -1 , respectively, along the a-axis. The low group velocity and high lattice anharmonicity originating from the weakened and distorted Sn–S bonding network are found in both systems. Moreover, the vibrations of Ba and Sr induce low-lying optical phonons, which strongly couple with the acoustic phonons and strengthen the phonon scattering rates. Compared to SnS 2 , both compounds present lower single-band effective masses, smaller deformation potential constants, and better band convergence, which enhance μ with an insignificantly reduced effective mass. By solving the linearized Boltzmann transport equation with a nonempirical carrier lifetime, we predict excellent ZT values of 2.89 and 2.77 along the a-axis at 900 K in BaSnS 3 and SrSnS 3 , respectively. Further phase diagram calculations of Ba 1–x Sr x SnS 3 solid solutions propose a new compound, Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 SnS 3 , with an even higher ZT of 3.0. Our work analyzes explicitly how weak-bonding elements enhance μ and suppress κL simultaneously in SnS 2 -analogous systems with a series of compounds nominated as potential high-performance thermoelectric materials.

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