Raised Solubility in SnTe by GeMnTe2 Alloying Enables Converged Valence Bands, Low Thermal Conductivity, and High Thermoelectric Performance

Nano Energy ◽  
2022 ◽  
pp. 106940
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhang ◽  
Ruoyu Wang ◽  
Kun Song ◽  
Xiaojian Tan ◽  
Haoyang Hu ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Hu ◽  
Yue-Wen Fang ◽  
Feiyu Qin ◽  
Xun Cao ◽  
Xiaoxu Zhao ◽  
...  

AbstractThermoelectrics enable waste heat recovery, holding promises in relieving energy and environmental crisis. Lillianite materials have been long-term ignored due to low thermoelectric efficiency. Herein we report the discovery of superior thermoelectric performance in Pb7Bi4Se13 based lillianites, with a peak figure of merit, zT of 1.35 at 800 K and a high average zT of 0.92 (450–800 K). A unique quality factor is established to predict and evaluate thermoelectric performances. It considers both band nonparabolicity and band gaps, commonly negligible in conventional quality factors. Such appealing performance is attributed to the convergence of effectively nested conduction bands, providing a high number of valley degeneracy, and a low thermal conductivity, stemming from large lattice anharmonicity, low-frequency localized Einstein modes and the coexistence of high-density moiré fringes and nanoscale defects. This work rekindles the vision that Pb7Bi4Se13 based lillianites are promising candidates for highly efficient thermoelectric energy conversion.


2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 611-614 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. D. Tang ◽  
Z. H. Wang ◽  
X. N. Xu ◽  
Y. He ◽  
L. Qiu ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 324-332
Author(s):  
J. M. Li ◽  
H. W. Ming ◽  
B. L. Zhang ◽  
C. J. Song ◽  
L. Wang ◽  
...  

Cu3SbSe4-Based materials were fabricated through Sn-doping and AgSb0.98Ge0.02Se2 incorporation and their thermoelectric properties were investigated in the temperature range from 300 K to 675 K.


2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (9) ◽  
pp. 1167-1177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruiheng Liu ◽  
Yuting Qin ◽  
Nian Cheng ◽  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Xun Shi ◽  
...  

In a tetragonal chalcopyrite solid solution Cu1−xAgxInTe2 (x = 0–0.5), a pseudocubic structure is realized at x ≈ 0.2. The degenerate valence bands influence electrical transport and lattice thermal conductivity. The highest ZT of 1.24 was obtained at x = 0.2 and δ = 0.05.


2017 ◽  
Vol 128 ◽  
pp. 227-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zihang Liu ◽  
Yongsheng Zhang ◽  
Jun Mao ◽  
Weihong Gao ◽  
Yumei Wang ◽  
...  

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (15) ◽  
pp. 1755-1761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Jyi Liu ◽  
Gao-Jhih Liu ◽  
Yen-Liang Liu ◽  
Liang-Ru Chen ◽  
Alan B. Kaiser

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