The role of electronegativity in the thermoelectric performance of GeTe–I–V–VI<sub>2</sub> solid solutions
Nanhai Li, Wenlu He, Chengjun Li, Guiwen Wang, Guiwen Wang, Guoyu Wang, Guoyu Wang, Xiaoyuan Zhou, Xu Lu
Abstract
The influence of the average electronegativity difference between the alloying atom and host atom on alloy scattering potential and thus carrier mobility is studied.
Topics & Concepts
ElectronegativityAtom (system on chip)Materials scienceThermoelectric effectScatteringSolid solutionCondensed matter physicsAlloyThermodynamicsMetallurgyChemistryPhysicsQuantum mechanicsComputer scienceOrganic chemistryEmbedded systemAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsPerovskite Materials and Applications