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Thermal stability study of transition metal perovskite sulfides

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Transition metal perovskite chalcogenides, a class of materials with rich tunability in functionalities, are gaining increased attention as candidate materials for renewable energy applications. Perovskite oxides are considered excellent n-type thermoelectric materials. Compared to oxide counterparts, we expect the chalcogenides to possess more favorable thermoelectric properties such as lower lattice thermal conductivity and smaller band gap, making them promising material candidates for high temperature thermoelectrics. Thus, it is necessary to study the thermal properties of these materials in detail, especially thermal stability, to evaluate their potential. In this work, we report the synthesis and thermal stability study of five compounds, α-SrZrS3, β-SrZrS3, BaZrS3, Ba2ZrS4, and Ba3Zr2S7. These materials cover several structural types including distorted perovskite, needle-like, and Ruddlesden–Popper phases. Differential scanning calorimeter and thermogravimetric analysis measurements were performed up to 1200 °C in air. Structural and chemical characterizations such as X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, and energy dispersive analytical X-ray spectroscopy were performed on all the samples before and after the heat treatment to understand the oxidation process. Our studies show that perovskite chalcogenides possess excellent thermal stability in air at least up to 550 °C.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

This work is supported by USC Viterbi School of Engineering Startup Funds and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research under award number FA9550-16-1-0335. S.N. acknowledges Link Foundation Energy Fellowship. J.M.G. and B.C.M. gratefully acknowledge support from the Office of Naval Research Grant No. N00014-15-1-2411.

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  1. Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA

    Shanyuan Niu, Yucheng Zhou, Kevin Ye, Boyang Zhao & Jayakanth Ravichandran

  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA

    JoAnna Milam-Guerrero & Brent C. Melot

  3. Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, 90089, USA

    Jayakanth Ravichandran

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Niu, S., Milam-Guerrero, J., Zhou, Y. et al. Thermal stability study of transition metal perovskite sulfides. Journal of Materials Research 33, 4135–4143 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1557/jmr.2018.419

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