中国物理B ›› 2018, Vol. 27 ›› Issue (12): 127101-127101.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/27/12/127101

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — Physics research in materials genome

• SPECIAL TOPIC—Recent advances in thermoelectric materials and devices • 上一篇    下一篇

Theoretical design of multifunctional half-Heusler materials based on first-principles calculations

Xiuwen Zhang(张秀文)   

  1. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Memory Materials and Devices, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • 收稿日期:2018-05-16 修回日期:2018-09-14 出版日期:2018-12-05 发布日期:2018-12-05
  • 通讯作者: Xiuwen Zhang E-mail:zhxw99@gmail.com
  • 基金资助:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11774239), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0700700), the Fund from Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (Grant Nos. JCYJ20170412110137562, JCYJ20170818093035338, and ZDSYS201707271554071), the Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen University (Grant No. 827-000242), the High-End Researcher Startup Funds of Shenzhen University (Grant No. 848-0000040251), and the Supporting Funds from Guangdong Province for 1000 Talents Plan (Grant No. 85639-000005).

Theoretical design of multifunctional half-Heusler materials based on first-principles calculations

Xiuwen Zhang(张秀文)   

  1. Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Flexible Memory Materials and Devices, College of Electronic Science and Technology, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
  • Received:2018-05-16 Revised:2018-09-14 Online:2018-12-05 Published:2018-12-05
  • Contact: Xiuwen Zhang E-mail:zhxw99@gmail.com
  • Supported by:

    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11774239), the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2016YFB0700700), the Fund from Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (Grant Nos. JCYJ20170412110137562, JCYJ20170818093035338, and ZDSYS201707271554071), the Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen University (Grant No. 827-000242), the High-End Researcher Startup Funds of Shenzhen University (Grant No. 848-0000040251), and the Supporting Funds from Guangdong Province for 1000 Talents Plan (Grant No. 85639-000005).

摘要:

The family of ABX half-Heusler materials, also called filled-tetrahedral structures, is a special class of ternary compounds hosting a variety of material functionalities including thermoelectricity, topological insulation, magnetism, transparent conductivity and superconductivity. This class of compounds can be derived from two substitution approaches, i.e., from Heusler materials by removing a portion of atoms forming ordered vacancies thus becoming half-Heusler, or from tetrahedral zinc blende compounds by adding atoms on the interstitial sites thus become filled-tetrahedral structures. In this paper, we briefly review the substitution approaches for material design along with their application in the design of half-Heusler compounds; then we will review the high-throughput search of new half-Heusler filled-tetrahedral structures and the study of their physical properties and functionalities.

关键词: density functional theory, high-throughput materials prediction, half-Heusler, transparent conductor

Abstract:

The family of ABX half-Heusler materials, also called filled-tetrahedral structures, is a special class of ternary compounds hosting a variety of material functionalities including thermoelectricity, topological insulation, magnetism, transparent conductivity and superconductivity. This class of compounds can be derived from two substitution approaches, i.e., from Heusler materials by removing a portion of atoms forming ordered vacancies thus becoming half-Heusler, or from tetrahedral zinc blende compounds by adding atoms on the interstitial sites thus become filled-tetrahedral structures. In this paper, we briefly review the substitution approaches for material design along with their application in the design of half-Heusler compounds; then we will review the high-throughput search of new half-Heusler filled-tetrahedral structures and the study of their physical properties and functionalities.

Key words: density functional theory, high-throughput materials prediction, half-Heusler, transparent conductor

中图分类号:  (Total energy and cohesive energy calculations)

  • 71.15.Nc
71.20.Lp (Intermetallic compounds) 71.20.Ps (Other inorganic compounds)