High-performance p-type elemental Te thermoelectric materials enabled by the synergy of carrier tuning and phonon engineering

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (24) ◽  
pp. 12156-12168
Author(s):  
Decheng An ◽  
Shaoping Chen ◽  
Xin Zhai ◽  
Yuan Yu ◽  
Wenhao Fan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Transport ◽  
P Type

An outstanding figure-of-merit zT ≈ 1.06 at 600 K for p-type elemental Te thermoelectrics is realized by synergistically tuning their carrier and phonon transport behaviors via a multicomponent alloying strategy.

Band engineering of high performance p-type FeNbSb based half-Heusler thermoelectric materials for figure of merit zT > 1

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 216-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenguang Fu ◽  
Tiejun Zhu ◽  
Yintu Liu ◽  
Hanhui Xie ◽  
Xinbing Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Heusler Compounds ◽  
Band Engineering ◽  
Engineering Approach ◽  
P Type

High performance p-type half-Heusler compounds FeNb1−xTixSb are developed via a band engineering approach and a record zT of 1.1 is achieved.

scholarly journals Decoupling electron and phonon transport in single-nanowire hybrid materials for high-performance thermoelectrics

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (20) ◽  
pp. eabe6000
Author(s):  
Lin Yang ◽  
Madeleine P. Gordon ◽  
Akanksha K. Menon ◽  
Alexandra Bruefach ◽  
Kyle Haas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermal Transport ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Transport ◽  
Core Shell ◽  
Nanowire Diameter ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Polycrystalline Thin Films

Organic-inorganic hybrids have recently emerged as a class of high-performing thermoelectric materials that are lightweight and mechanically flexible. However, the fundamental electrical and thermal transport in these materials has remained elusive due to the heterogeneity of bulk, polycrystalline, thin films reported thus far. Here, we systematically investigate a model hybrid comprising a single core/shell nanowire of Te-PEDOT:PSS. We show that as the nanowire diameter is reduced, the electrical conductivity increases and the thermal conductivity decreases, while the Seebeck coefficient remains nearly constant—this collectively results in a figure of merit, ZT, of 0.54 at 400 K. The origin of the decoupling of charge and heat transport lies in the fact that electrical transport occurs through the organic shell, while thermal transport is driven by the inorganic core. This study establishes design principles for high-performing thermoelectrics that leverage the unique interactions occurring at the interfaces of hybrid nanowires.

Fabrication of Bi-Te Based Thermoelectric Semiconductors by Using Hybrid Powders

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 875-880
Author(s):  
Cheol Ho Lim ◽  
Ki Tae Kim ◽  
Yong Hwan Kim ◽  
Dong Choul Cho ◽  
Young Sup Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Mixing Ratio ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
P Type

P-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 compounds doped with 3wt% Te were fabricated by spark plasma sintering and their mechanical and thermoelectric properties were investigated. The sintered compounds with the bending strength of more than 50MPa and the figure-of-merit 2.9×10-3/K were obtained by controlling the mixing ratio of large powders (PL) and small powders (PS). Compared with the conventionally prepared single crystal thermoelectric materials, the bending strength was increased up to more than three times and the figure-of-merit Z was similar those of single crystals. It is expected that the mechanical properties could be improved by using hybrid powders without degradation of thermoelectric properties.

Structure Design for High Performance n-Type Polymer Thermoelectric Materials

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qi Zhang ◽  
Hengda Sun ◽  
Meifang Zhu
Keyword(s):  
Conjugated Polymers ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Structure Design ◽  
Potential Candidate ◽  
Polymer Backbone ◽  
P Type ◽  
Polymer Thermoelectric

Abstract Organic thermoelectric (OTE) materials have been regarded as a potential candidate to harvest waste heat from complex, low temperature surfaces of objects and convert it into electricity. Recently, n-type conjugated polymers as organic thermoelectric materials have aroused intensive research in order to improve their performance to match up with their p-type counterpart. In this review, we discuss aspects that affect the performance of n-type OTEs, and further focus on the effect of planarity of backbone on doping efficiency and eventually the TE performance. We then summarize strategies such as implementing rigid n-type polymer backbone or modifying conventional polymer building blocks for more planar conformation. In the outlook part, we conclude forementioned devotions and point out new possibility that may promote the future development of this field.

High thermoelectric performance in low-cost SnS0.91Se0.09 crystals

Science ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 365 (6460) ◽  
pp. 1418-1424 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenke He ◽  
Dongyang Wang ◽  
Haijun Wu ◽  
Yu Xiao ◽  
Yang Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Toxic Elements ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Tin Sulfide ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
Earth Abundant

Thermoelectric technology allows conversion between heat and electricity. Many good thermoelectric materials contain rare or toxic elements, so developing low-cost and high-performance thermoelectric materials is warranted. Here, we report the temperature-dependent interplay of three separate electronic bands in hole-doped tin sulfide (SnS) crystals. This behavior leads to synergistic optimization between effective mass (m*) and carrier mobility (μ) and can be boosted through introducing selenium (Se). This enhanced the power factor from ~30 to ~53 microwatts per centimeter per square kelvin (μW cm−1 K−2 at 300 K), while lowering the thermal conductivity after Se alloying. As a result, we obtained a maximum figure of merit ZT (ZTmax) of ~1.6 at 873 K and an average ZT (ZTave) of ~1.25 at 300 to 873 K in SnS0.91Se0.09 crystals. Our strategy for band manipulation offers a different route for optimizing thermoelectric performance. The high-performance SnS crystals represent an important step toward low-cost, Earth-abundant, and environmentally friendly thermoelectrics.

Achieving high-performance p-type SmMg2Bi2 thermoelectric materials through band engineering and alloying effects

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (31) ◽  
pp. 15760-15766 ◽  
Author(s):  
Udara Saparamadu ◽  
Xiaojian Tan ◽  
Jifeng Sun ◽  
Zhensong Ren ◽  
Shaowei Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Promising Material ◽  
Band Engineering ◽  
P Type ◽  
Alloying Effects

P-type SmMg2Bi2, a new member of Bi-based 1-2-2 Zintl family, has been investigated and demonstrated to be a promising material for application in TE power generation.

LnPdSb (Ln=La,Gd): Promising intermetallics with large carrier mobility for high performance p-type thermoelectric materials

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (9) ◽  
pp. 092108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takeyuki Sekimoto ◽  
Ken Kurosaki ◽  
Hiroaki Muta ◽  
Shinsuke Yamanaka
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Carrier Mobility ◽  
P Type

Thermal Conductivity of Zn4−xCdxSb3 Solid Solutions

1997 ◽  
Vol 478 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Caillat ◽  
A. Borshchevsky ◽  
J. -P. Fleurial
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Jet Propulsion ◽  
P Type ◽  
Electrical Conductors

Abstractβ-Zn4Sb3 was recently identified at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as a new high performance p-type thermoelectric material with a maximum dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of 1.4 at a temperature of 673K. A usual approach, used for many state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials, to further improve ZT values is to alloy β-Zn4Sb3 with isostructural compounds because of the expected decrease in lattice thermal conductivity. We have grown Zn4−xCdxSb3 crystals with 0.2≤x<1.2 and measured their thermal conductivity from 10 to 500K. The thermal conductivity values of Zn4−xCdxSb3 alloys are significantly lower than those measured for β-Zn4Sb3 and are comparable to its calculated minimum thermal conductivity. A strong atomic disorder is believed to be primarily at the origin of the very low thermal conductivity of these materials which are also fairly good electrical conductors and are therefore excellent candidates for thermoelectric applications.

scholarly journals Data analytics accelerates the experimental discovery of new thermoelectric materials with extremely high figure of merit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Levchenko ◽  
Yaqiong Zhong ◽  
Xiaojuan Hu ◽  
Debalaya Sarker ◽  
Qingrui Xia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Chemical Space ◽  
Small Data ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
High Performing ◽  
Learning Framework ◽  
Small Data Sets ◽  
P Type

Abstract Thermoelectric (TE) materials are among very few sustainable yet feasible energy solutions of present time. This huge promise of energy harvesting is contingent on identifying/designing materials having higher efficiency than presently available ones. However, due to the vastness of the chemical space of materials, only its small fraction was scanned experimentally and/or computationally so far. Employing a compressed-sensing based symbolic regression in an active-learning framework, we have not only identified a trend in materials’ compositions for superior TE performance, but have also predicted and experimentally synthesized several extremely high performing novel TE materials. Among these, we found polycrystalline p-type Cu0.45Ag0.55GaTe2 to possess an experimental figure of merit as high as ~2.8 at 827 K. This is a breakthrough in the field, because all previously known thermoelectric materials with a comparable figure of merit are either unstable or much more difficult to synthesize, rendering them unusable in large-scale applications. The presented methodology demonstrates the importance and tremendous potential of physically informed descriptors in material science, in particular for relatively small data sets typically available from experiments at well-controlled conditions.

Doping Studies of n-Type CsBi4Te6 Thermoelectric Materials

2000 ◽  
Vol 626 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Lane ◽  
John R. Ireland ◽  
Paul W. Brazis ◽  
Theodora Kyratsi ◽  
Duck-Young Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
High Figure ◽  
P Type ◽  
Optimum Doping Concentration

ABSTRACTWe have previously reported the successful p-type doping of CsBi4Te6 which had a high figure of merit at temperatures below 300 K. In this study, several dopants were explored to make n-type CsBi4Te6. A program of measurements was performed to identify the optimum doping concentration for several series of dopants. The highest power factors occurred around 125 K for the 0.5% Sn doped CsBi4Te6 sample which had a power factor of 21.9 μW/cm•K2 and 1.0% Te doped CsBi4Te6 which had a power factor of 21.7 μW/cm•K2.

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