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<p>Flexible thermoelectric materials hold great promise for sustainable energy supply in flexible electronics. However, beyond the long-standing champion Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub>-based flexible films, high-performance alternatives remain scarce. Here, we report a promising flexible thermoelectric material based on eco-friendly MgAgSb, a bulk-proven high-performance system whose development in flexible form has long been hindered by its intrinsic brittleness and phase complexity. Using molecular beam deposition, we manage to precisely stabilize MgAgSb within its α-phase range and finely control its stoichiometry. As a result, we successfully fabricate the α-MgAgSb film with exceptional performance, achieving a room temperature <i>zT</i> of 0.8 and a peak power factor of 19.3 μW cm<sup>-1</sup> K<sup>-2</sup>, ranking among the promising flexible thermoelectric materials developed. Moreover, the α-MgAgSb film is revealed to exhibit notable flexibility and stability under repeated bending and heating. Leveraging this high-performance stable α-MgAgSb film, the flexible thermoelectric device delivers a maximum normalized power density of 4.9 μW cm<sup>-2</sup> K<sup>-2</sup>. This work opens a pathway for flexible MgAgSb applications and offers strong potential for realizing self-powered flexible technologies.</p>

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Phase-controlled molecular beam deposition unlocks flexible MgAgSb thermoelectrics with exceptional performance

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    2026年2月12日

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  • Zhao Hu,
  • Airan Li,
  • Naoki Sato,
  • Xinzhi Wu,
  • Longquan Wang,
  • Xinyuan Wang,
  • Takashi Aizawa,
  • Takao Mori

摘要

Flexible thermoelectric materials hold great promise for sustainable energy supply in flexible electronics. However, beyond the long-standing champion Bi2Te3-based flexible films, high-performance alternatives remain scarce. Here, we report a promising flexible thermoelectric material based on eco-friendly MgAgSb, a bulk-proven high-performance system whose development in flexible form has long been hindered by its intrinsic brittleness and phase complexity. Using molecular beam deposition, we manage to precisely stabilize MgAgSb within its α-phase range and finely control its stoichiometry. As a result, we successfully fabricate the α-MgAgSb film with exceptional performance, achieving a room temperature zT of 0.8 and a peak power factor of 19.3 μW cm-1 K-2, ranking among the promising flexible thermoelectric materials developed. Moreover, the α-MgAgSb film is revealed to exhibit notable flexibility and stability under repeated bending and heating. Leveraging this high-performance stable α-MgAgSb film, the flexible thermoelectric device delivers a maximum normalized power density of 4.9 μW cm-2 K-2. This work opens a pathway for flexible MgAgSb applications and offers strong potential for realizing self-powered flexible technologies.