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Research Article | Open Access

Non-layered InSe nanocrystalline bulk materials with ultra-low thermal conductivity

Yifei Liua, Tian-Ran Weia( ), Jiangtao Wub, Hexige Wulijia, Haoran Huanga, Zhengyang Zhouc( ), Kunpeng Zhaoa, Jie Mab, Xun Shia,c( )
State Key Laboratory of Metal Matrix Composites, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
Key Laboratory of Artificial Structures and Quantum Control, School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, China
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Abstract

Exploring new prototypes for a given chemical composition is of great importance and interest to several disciplines. As a famous semiconducting binary compound, InSe usually exhibits a two-dimensional layered structure with decent physical and mechanical properties. However, it is less noticed that InSe can also adopt a monoclinic structure, denoted as mcl-InSe. The synthesis of such a phase usually requires high-pressure conditions, and the knowledge is quite scarce on its chemical bonding, lattice dynamics, and thermal transport. Here in this work, by developing a facile method combining mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering, we successfully synthesize mcl-InSe bulks with well-crystallized nanograins. The chemical bonding of mcl-InSe is understood as compared with layered InSe via charge analysis. Low cut-off frequencies of acoustic phonons and several low-lying optical modes are demonstrated. Noticeably, mcl-InSe exhibits a low room-temperature thermal conductivity of 0.6 W·m−1·K−1, which is smaller than that of other materials in the In–Se system and many other selenides. Low-temperature thermal analyses corroborate the role of nanograin boundaries and low-frequency optical phonons in scattering acoustic phonons. This work provides new insights into the non-common prototype of the InSe binary compound with potential applications in thermoelectrics or thermal insulation.

Keywords

Monoclinic InSeChemical bondNano grainsThermal transport

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Journal of Materiomics
Volume 10 Issue 2,
March 2024
Pages 448-455
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmat.2023.07.006
Cite this article:
Liu Y, Wei T-R, Wu J, et al. Non-layered InSe nanocrystalline bulk materials with ultra-low thermal conductivity. Journal of Materiomics, 2024, 10(2): 448-455. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmat.2023.07.006

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Received: 05 June 2023
Revised: 04 July 2023
Accepted: 24 July 2023
Published: 03 August 2023
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