Demonstrating the Simplicity and In Situ Temperature Monitoring of the Mechanochemical Synthesis of Metal Chalcogenides Suitable for ThermoelectricsImelda Octa Tampubolon 1,2, Patrik Jacko 3, Matej Bereš 3, Peter Baláž 1, Matej Baláž 1
1Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 2Faculty of Materials, Metallurgy and Recycling, Technical University of Košice, 3Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, Technical University of Košice
Here, we present a protocol to synthesize two metal chalcogenides (Cu1.8S and SnSe) suitable for thermoelectrics via an ultrafast (second-range), solvent-free, and one-step mechanochemical synthesis using elemental precursors. Simultaneously, we demonstrate the monitoring of the temperature in the jar during planetary ball milling in situ by the newly developed device.
