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.

Transport Properties Of Doped CsBi4Te6 Thermoelectric Materials

1998 ◽  
Vol 545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul W. Brazis ◽  
Melissa Rocci ◽  
Duck-Young Chung ◽  
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis ◽  
Carl R. Kannewurf
Keyword(s):  
Transport Properties ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Material Characterization ◽  
Doping Concentration ◽  
Maximum Power ◽  
Maximum Value ◽  
Characterization Studies ◽  
Maximum Power Factor ◽  
Optimum Doping Concentration

AbstractIn previous investigations we have introduced a variety of new chalcogenide-based materials with promising properties for thermoelectric applications. The chalcogenide CsBi4Te6 was previously reported to have a high ZT product with a maximum value at 260K. In order to improve this value, a series of doped CsBi4Te6 samples has been synthesized. Current doping studies have been very encouraging, with one sample found to have a maximum power factor of 51.5 μW/cm·K2 at 184 K. This paper reports on material characterization studies through the usual transport measurements to determine optimum doping concentration for various dopants.

scholarly journals Realizing high figure of merit in heavy-band p-type half-Heusler thermoelectric materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chenguang Fu ◽  
Shengqiang Bai ◽  
Yintu Liu ◽  
Yunshan Tang ◽  
Lidong Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
High Figure ◽  
P Type

scholarly journals Enhancement in thermoelectric properties due to Ag nanoparticles incorporated in Bi2Te3 matrix

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 634-643 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srashti Gupta ◽  
Dinesh Chandra Agarwal ◽  
Bathula Sivaiah ◽  
Sankarakumar Amrithpandian ◽  
Kandasami Asokan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
High Power Factor ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
High Figure ◽  
Filtering Effect ◽  
P Type ◽  
20 Nm

The present study aims to see the enhancement in thermoelectric properties of bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) annealed at different temperatures (573 and 773 K) through silver (Ag) nano-inclusions (0, 2, 5, 10, 15 and 20 wt %). Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images of Ag incorporated in Bi2Te3 annealed at 573 K shows tubular, pentagonal, trigonal, circular and hexagonal nanoparticles with sizes of 6–25 nm (for 5 wt % Ag ) and 7–30 nm (for 20 wt % Ag). Ag incorporated in Bi2Te3 annealed at 773 K shows mainly hexagonally shaped structures with particle sizes of 2–20 nm and 40–80 nm (for 5 wt % Ag) and 10–60 nm (for 20 wt % Ag). Interestingly, the samples annealed at 573 K show the highest Seebeck coefficient (S, also called thermopower) at room temperature (p-type behavior) for 5% Ag which is increased ca. five-fold in comparison to Ag-free Bi2Te3, whereas for samples with the same content (5% Ag) annealed at 773 K the increment in thermopower is only about three-fold with a 6.9-fold enhancement of the power factor (S 2σ). The effect of size and shape of the nanoparticles on thermoelectric properties can be understood on the basis of a carrier-filtering effect that results in an increase in thermopower along with a control over the reduction in electrical conductivity to maintain a high power factor yielding a high figure of merit.

scholarly journals Simultaneous improvement of power factor and thermal conductivity via Ag doping in p-type Mg3Sb2 thermoelectric materials

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4932-4939 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lirong Song ◽  
Jiawei Zhang ◽  
Bo B. Iversen
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Ag Doping ◽  
P Type ◽  
Average Figure

Ag doping in Mg3Sb2 leads to an enhanced average figure-of-merit (zT) by simultaneously improving the power factor and thermal conductivity.

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.

Cubic AgPbmSbTe2+m: Bulk Thermoelectric Materials with High Figure of Merit.

ChemInform ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (17) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kuei Fang Hsu ◽  
Sim Loo ◽  
Fu Guo ◽  
Wei Chen ◽  
Jeffrey S. Dyck ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
High Figure

scholarly journals Substitution Versus Full-Heusler Segregation in TiCoSb

Metals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (11) ◽  
pp. 935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryana Asaad ◽  
Jim Buckman ◽  
Jan-Willem Bos
Keyword(s):  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
The Difference ◽  
P Type ◽  
Full Heusler ◽  
Thermal Conductivities

Half-Heuslers (HHs) are promising thermoelectric materials with great compositional flexibility. Here, we extend work on the p-type doping of TiCoSb using abundant elements. Ti0.7V0.3Co0.85Fe0.15Sb0.7Sn0.3 samples with nominal 17.85 p-type electron count were investigated. Samples prepared using powder metallurgy have negative Seebeck values, S ≤ −120 µV K−1, while arc-melted compositions are compensated semiconductors with S = −45 to +30 µV K−1. The difference in thermoelectric response is caused by variations in the degree of segregation of V(Co0.6Fe0.4)2Sn full-Heusler and Sn phases, which selectively absorb V, Fe, and Sn. The segregated microstructure leads to reduced lattice thermal conductivities, κlat = 4.5−7 W m−1 K−1 near room temperature. The largest power factor, S2/ρ = 0.4 mW m−1 K−2 and ZT = 0.06, is observed for the n-type samples at 800 K. This works extends knowledge regarding suitable p-type dopants for TiCoSb.

Transparent conducting p-type thin films of c-axis self-oriented Bi2Sr2Co2Oy with high figure of merit

2014 ◽  
Vol 50 (68) ◽  
pp. 9697-9699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renhuai Wei ◽  
Xianwu Tang ◽  
Ling Hu ◽  
Zhenzhen Hui ◽  
Jie Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Solution Method ◽  
Transparent Conducting ◽  
High Figure ◽  
P Type

Transparent conducting p-type Bi2Sr2Co2Oy thin films show c-axis self-orientation with high figure of merit by a solution method.

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.

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