Phase equilibria in the Cu2SnSe3–Sb2Se3–Se system

Elnara N. Ismailova; Leyla F. Mashadiyeva; Ikhtiyar B. Bakhtiyarly; Mahammad B. Babanly

doi:10.17308/kcmf.2023.25/10973

Elnara N. Ismailova Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1327-1753
Leyla F. Mashadiyeva Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2357-6195
Ikhtiyar B. Bakhtiyarly Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7765-0672
Mahammad B. Babanly Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-3710

DOI: https://doi.org/10.17308/kcmf.2023.25/10973

Keywords: Phase diagram, Liquidus surface, Copper-antimony-tin selenides

Abstract

Complex copper-tin and copper-antimony chalcogenides are of great interest for the development of new environmentally friendly and inexpensive thermoelectric materials. Recently, these compounds have been drawing more interest due to the possibility of increasing their thermoelectric performance with various cationic and anionic substitutions. In this article, we continued the study of multi-component systems based on the copper chalcogenides and presented the results of the study of phase equilibria in the Cu₂SnSe₃–Sb₂Se₃–Se system. The study was conducted using differential thermal analysis and powder X-ray diffraction.
Based on the experimental data, a projection of the liquidus surface and three polythermal cross sections of the phase diagram were plotted. We determined the regions of primary crystallisation of the phases and the nature and temperatures of non-variant and monovariant equilibria.
It was established that the liquidus surface consisted of two primary crystallisation regions based on Cu₂SnSe₃ and Sb₂Se₃ phases. The primary crystallisation region of elementary selenium was degenerate. A large immiscibility region of two liquid phases was found in the system.

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Elnara N. Ismailova, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan

PhD student, Researcher,
Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry of the
National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (Baku,
Azerbaijan).

Leyla F. Mashadiyeva, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan

PhD in Chemistry, Senior
Researcher, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic
Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of
Azerbaijan (Baku, Azerbaijan).

Ikhtiyar B. Bakhtiyarly, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan

Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Professor,
Head of laboratory, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic
Chemistry of the National Academy of Sciences of
Azerbaijan (Baku, Azerbaijan).

Mahammad B. Babanly, Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry n.a. M. Nagiyev of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, 113 H. Javid av., Baku Az1143, Azerbaijan

Dr. Sci. (Chem.), Professor,
Associate Member of the Azerbaijan National Academy
of Sciences, Executive Director of the Institute of
Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Azerbaijan
National Academy of Sciences (Baku, Azerbaijan).

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