Giant Thermoelectric Power Factor in Ultrathin FeSe Superconductor

Overview

Journal Nat Commun

Specialty Biology

Date 2019 Feb 20

PMID 30778077

Citations 8

Authors

Sunao Shimizu

Junichi Shiogai

Nayuta Takemori

Shiro Sakai

Hiroaki Ikeda

Ryotaro Arita

Tsutomu Nojima

Atsushi Tsukazaki

Yoshihiro Iwasa

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Abstract

The thermoelectric effect is attracting a renewed interest as a concept for energy harvesting technologies. Nanomaterials have been considered a key to realize efficient thermoelectric conversions owing to the low dimensional charge and phonon transports. In this regard, recently emerging two-dimensional materials could be promising candidates with novel thermoelectric functionalities. Here we report that FeSe ultrathin films, a high-T superconductor (T; superconducting transition temperature), exhibit superior thermoelectric responses. With decreasing thickness d, the electrical conductivity increases accompanying the emergence of high-T superconductivity; unexpectedly, the Seebeck coefficient α shows a concomitant increase as a result of the appearance of two-dimensional natures. When d is reduced down to ~1 nm, the thermoelectric power factor at 50 K and room temperature reach unprecedented values as high as 13,000 and 260 μW cm K, respectively. The large thermoelectric effect in high T superconductors indicates the high potential of two-dimensional layered materials towards multi-functionalization.

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