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Thermoelectric Performance Of N-Type (Pbte)0.75(Pbs)0.15(Pbse)0.1 Composites, Sima Aminorroaya Yamini, Heng Wang, Dianta Ginting, David R. G Mitchell, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Thermoelectric Performance Of N-Type (Pbte)0.75(Pbs)0.15(Pbse)0.1 Composites, Sima Aminorroaya Yamini, Heng Wang, Dianta Ginting, David R. G Mitchell, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Shi Xue Dou
Lead chalcogenides (PbQ, Q = Te, Se, S) have proved to possess high thermoelectric efficiency for both n-type and p-type compounds. Recent success in tuning of electronic band structure, including manipulating the band gap, multiple bands, or introducing resonant states, has led to a significant improvement in the thermoelectric performance of p-type lead chalcogenides compared to the n-type ones. Here, the n-type quaternary composites of (PbTe)0.75(PbS)0.15(PbSe)0.1 are studied to evaluate the effects of nanostructuring on lattice thermal conductivity, carrier mobility, and effective mass variation. The results are compared with the similar ternary systems of (PbTe)1-x(PbSe)x, (PbSe) 1-x(PbS)x, and (PbS)1-x(PbTe)x. The …
Thermoelectric Performance Of Tellurium-Reduced Quaternary P-Type Lead-Chalcogenide Composites, Sima Aminorroaya Yamini, Heng Wang, Zachary M. Gibbs, Yanzhong Pei, David R. G Mitchell, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Thermoelectric Performance Of Tellurium-Reduced Quaternary P-Type Lead-Chalcogenide Composites, Sima Aminorroaya Yamini, Heng Wang, Zachary M. Gibbs, Yanzhong Pei, David R. G Mitchell, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Shi Xue Dou
A long-standing technological challenge to the widespread application of thermoelectric generators is obtaining high-performance thermoelectric materials from abundant elements. Intensive study on PbTe alloys has resulted in a high figure of merit for the single-phase ternary PbTe-PbSe system through band structure engineering, and the low thermal conductivity achieved due to nanostructuring leads to high thermoelectric performance for ternary PbTe-PbS compounds. Recently, the single-phase p-type quaternary PbTe-PbSe-PbS alloys have been shown to provide thermoelectric performance superior to the binary and ternary lead chalcogenides. This occurs via tuning of the band structure and from an extraordinary low thermal conductivity resulting from high-contrast …
Giant Interlayer Magnetoresistances And Strong Anisotropy In P-Type Sb2te3 Single Crystals, Zengji Yue, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou
Giant Interlayer Magnetoresistances And Strong Anisotropy In P-Type Sb2te3 Single Crystals, Zengji Yue, Xiaolin Wang, S X. Dou
Shi Xue Dou
Anisotropic interlayer magneto-transport properties have been studied over a broad range of temperatures and magnetic fields in p-type Sb2Te3 single crystals. Giant interlayer magnetoresistance (MR) of up to 400% was observed, which exhibits quadratic field dependences in low fields and becomes linear at high fields without any trend towards saturation. The interlayer MR displays strong anisotropy and is attributable to the anisotropy of the Fermi surface. The observed giant anisotropic interlayer MR could find applications in p-type Sb2Te3 based magneto-electronic devices.
Rational Design Of P-Type Thermoelectric Pbte: Temperature Dependent Sodium Solubility, Sima Aminorroaya-Yamini, Teruyuki Ikeda, Aaron Lalonde, Yanzhong Pei, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Rational Design Of P-Type Thermoelectric Pbte: Temperature Dependent Sodium Solubility, Sima Aminorroaya-Yamini, Teruyuki Ikeda, Aaron Lalonde, Yanzhong Pei, S X. Dou, G. Jeffrey Snyder
Shi Xue Dou
We develop a solid understanding of the termperature-dependent solubility of sodium p-type PbTe, the most efficient thermoelectric material. The maximum solubility of socium telluride (NaTe) in PbTe is measured to be 1.4+0.3 at percent and the heat of solution is evaluated and that addresses fundamental issues regarding the formation of nano-precipitates.