Atomic Interactions in the p-Type Clathrate I Ba8Au5.3Ge40.7
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Abstract
Single crystals of Ba(8)Au(5.3)Ge(40.7) [space group Pm(3)n (No. 223), a = 10.79891(8) Å] were prepared by a Bridgman technique. The crystal structure refinement based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data does not reveal any vacancies in the Au/Ge framework or in the cages. In addition to the ionic bonding between Ba and the anionic framework, a direct interaction between Ba and Au atoms was identified in Ba(8)Au(5.3)Ge(40.7) by applying the electron localizability indicator. As expected by the chemical-bonding picture, Ba(8)Au(5.3)Ge(40.7) is a diamagnet and shows p-type electrical conductivity with a hole carrier concentration of 7.14 × 10(19) cm(-3) at 300 K and very low lattice thermal conductivity of ≈0.6 W m(-1) K(-1) at 500 K. The thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of single crystals of Ba(8)Au(5.3)Ge(40.7) attains 0.3 at 511 K and reaches 0.9 at 680 K in a polycrystalline sample of closely similar composition. This opens up an opportunity for tuning of the thermoelectric properties of materials in the Ba-Au-Ge clathrate system by changing the chemical composition.
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