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Although some atomically thin 2D semiconductors have been found to possess good thermoelectric performance due to the quantum confinement effect, most of their behaviors occur at a higher temperature. Searching for promising thermoelectric materials at room temperature is meaningful and challenging. Inspired by the finding of moderate band gap and high carrier mobility in monolayer GeP 3,  we investigated the thermoelectric properties by using semi-classical Boltzmann transport theory and first-principles calculations. The results show that the room-temperature lattice thermal conductivity of monolayer GeP 3  is only 0.43 Wm −1 K −1  because of the low group velocity and the strong anharmonic phonon scattering resulting from the disordered phonon vibrations with out-of-plane and in-plane directions. Simultaneously, the Mexican-hat-shaped dispersion and the orbital degeneracy of the valence bands result in a large  p -type power factor. Combining this superior power factor with the ultralow lattice thermal conductivity, a high  p -type thermoelectric figure of merit of 3.33 is achieved with a moderate carrier concentration at 300 K. The present work highlights the potential applications of 2D GeP 3  as an excellent room-temperature thermoelectric material.

Excellent Room-Temperature Thermoelectricity of 2D GeP3: Mexican-Hat-Shaped Band Dispersion and Ultralow Lattice Thermal Conductivity