Colossal Nernst power factor in topological semimetal NbSb2

Peng Li; Pengfei Qiu; Qing Xu; Jun Luo; Yifei Xiong; Jie Xiao; Niraj Aryal; Qiang Li; Lidong Chen; Xun Shi

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-35289-z

Nature Communications (Dec 2022)

Colossal Nernst power factor in topological semimetal NbSb2

Peng Li,
Pengfei Qiu,
Qing Xu,
Jun Luo,
Yifei Xiong,
Jie Xiao,
Niraj Aryal,
Qiang Li,
Lidong Chen,
Xun Shi

Affiliations

Peng Li: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Pengfei Qiu: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qing Xu: Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Devices, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jun Luo: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yifei Xiong: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jie Xiao: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Niraj Aryal: Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Qiang Li: Condensed Matter Physics and Materials Science Division, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Lidong Chen: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Xun Shi: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35289-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Today solid-state cooling technologies below 77 K are greatly limited. Here, the authors report the colossal Nernst power factor in NbSb2 single crystal, providing a high performance thermomagnetic material for solid-state cooling at low temperature.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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