Simultaneous enhancement of thermoelectric and mechanical performance for SnTe by nano SiC compositing
Teng Wang, Hongchao Wang, Wenbin Su, Jinze Zhai, G. E. Yakovleva, Xue Wang, Tingting Chen, А. И. Романенко, Chunlei Wang
Abstract
SiC is firstly introduced into SnTe. The created lattice mismatch and interfaces <italic>via</italic> hand milling are responsible for the enhanced <italic>zT</italic>, which is comparable with doped samples. Besides, the hardness of samples is got improved with SiC compositing.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceCompositingNano-Thermoelectric effectDopingLattice (music)NanotechnologyOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsComposite materialComputer scienceThermodynamicsPhysicsImage (mathematics)Artificial intelligenceAcousticsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties