Colloidal Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of CuFeSe2 Nanocrystals
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Chemicals
2.2. Synthesis of Selenium Precursor Solution
2.3. Synthesis of CuFeSe2 Nanocrystals
2.4. Structure and Characterization
2.5. Ligand Removal and Bulk Nanomaterial Fabrication
2.6. Thermoelectric Property Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Zhang, B.-Q.; Liu, Y.; Zuo, Y.; Chen, J.-S.; Song, J.-M.; Niu, H.-L.; Mao, C.-J. Colloidal Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of CuFeSe2 Nanocrystals. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8010008
Zhang B-Q, Liu Y, Zuo Y, Chen J-S, Song J-M, Niu H-L, Mao C-J. Colloidal Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of CuFeSe2 Nanocrystals. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(1):8. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8010008
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhang, Bing-Qian, Yu Liu, Yong Zuo, Jing-Shuai Chen, Ji-Ming Song, He-Lin Niu, and Chang-Jie Mao. 2018. "Colloidal Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of CuFeSe2 Nanocrystals" Nanomaterials 8, no. 1: 8. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8010008