Resonance levels in GeTe thermoelectrics: zinc as a new multifaceted dopant
D. Krishna Bhat, U. Sandhya Shenoy
Abstract
Electronic-structure engineering of GeTe:Zn doping enhances thermoelectric properties <italic>via</italic> synergy of resonance states, increase in band gap and hyper-convergence.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryDopantThermoelectric materialsDopingZincThermoelectric effectBand gapResonance (particle physics)Electronic structureNanotechnologyCondensed matter physicsComputational chemistryAtomic physicsOrganic chemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsMaterials scienceAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties