High-Temperature Thermoelectric Potential of Ba2XReO6 (X = Li, Rb, Cs) Double Perovskites: A First-Principles Study
- 1Department of Toxicology and Bromatology, L. Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 2 Jurasza Str., 85-089, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- 2Department of Geriatrics, L. Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 9 Skłodowskiej Curie Str., 85-094, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- 3Department of Organic and Physical Chemistry, Medical University of Warsaw, 1 Banacha Str., 02-097, Warsaw, Poland
Abstract
The development of efficient thermoelectric materials for direct waste heat–to–electricity conversion remains a major challenge, particularly for high-temperature applications. In this paper, a systematic first-principles examination of the structural, electronic, elastic, thermal and thermoelectric characteristics of double perovskite oxides, Ba2XReO6 (X = Li, Rb, Cs), is conducted using the density functional theory, alongside Boltzmann transport theory. Structural optimization proves that all compounds are thermodynamically stable in the cubic Fm3̅m phase with negative formation energies. Furthermore, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations performed at 300 K confirm the dynamical stability of the optimized structures. The electronic structure analysis reveals semiconducting behavior in Ba2CsReO6, Ba2LiReO6, and Ba2RbReO6, all exhibiting indirect and narrow band gaps, which are ideal characteristics for thermoelectric transport. The elastic constants obtained and used have met the Born stability requirements, indicating mechanical stability and ductile behavior. A systematic decrease in Debye temperature, melting temperature, and lattice thermal conductivity with increasing A-site ionic radius led to ultralow lattice thermal conductivity of Ba2RbReO6 and Ba2CsReO6. Thermoelectric transport calculations show positive Seebeck coefficients and enhanced power factors at elevated temperatures. Of the investigated compounds, the Ba2RbReO6 has the largest thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT), owing to an optimum balance between electrical conductivity and reduced thermal conductivity. Overall, our results suggest that Ba2XReO2, particularly Ba2RbReO2, are promising candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric applications.
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BibTeX
@article{gackowski2026hightemperature,
title = {{High-Temperature Thermoelectric Potential of Ba2XReO6 (X = Li, Rb, Cs) Double Perovskites: A First-Principles Study}},
author = {Marcin Gackowski and Katarzyna Mądra-Gackowska and Łukasz Szeleszczuk},
journal = {Electronic Materials Letters},
year = {2026},
month = may,
doi = {10.1007/s13391-026-00654-3},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-026-00654-3},
note = {CC BY-NC-ND},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - High-Temperature Thermoelectric Potential of Ba2XReO6 (X = Li, Rb, Cs) Double Perovskites: A First-Principles Study
AU - Marcin Gackowski
AU - Katarzyna Mądra-Gackowska
AU - Łukasz Szeleszczuk
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/05/16
JO - Electronic Materials Letters
DO - 10.1007/s13391-026-00654-3
UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-026-00654-3
AB - The development of efficient thermoelectric materials for direct waste heat–to–electricity conversion remains a major challenge, particularly for high-temperature applications. In this paper, a systematic first-principles examination of the structural, electronic, elastic, thermal and thermoelectric characteristics of double perovskite oxides, Ba2XReO6 (X = Li, Rb, Cs), is conducted using the density functional theory, alongside Boltzmann transport theory. Structural optimization proves that all compounds are thermodynamically stable in the cubic Fm3̅m phase with negative formation energies. Furthermore, ab initio molecular dynamics simulations performed at 300 K confirm the dynamical stability of the optimized structures. The electronic structure analysis reveals semiconducting behavior in Ba2CsReO6, Ba2LiReO6, and Ba2RbReO6, all exhibiting indirect and narrow band gaps, which are ideal characteristics for thermoelectric transport. The elastic constants obtained and used have met the Born stability requirements, indicating mechanical stability and ductile behavior. A systematic decrease in Debye temperature, melting temperature, and lattice thermal conductivity with increasing A-site ionic radius led to ultralow lattice thermal conductivity of Ba2RbReO6 and Ba2CsReO6. Thermoelectric transport calculations show positive Seebeck coefficients and enhanced power factors at elevated temperatures. Of the investigated compounds, the Ba2RbReO6 has the largest thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT), owing to an optimum balance between electrical conductivity and reduced thermal conductivity. Overall, our results suggest that Ba2XReO2, particularly Ba2RbReO2, are promising candidates for high-temperature thermoelectric applications.
SN - 1738-8090
SN - 2093-6788
ER -