Modulation of the electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of orthorhombic and cubic SnSe by AgBiSe<sub>2</sub> alloying
Sushmita Chandra, Raagya Arora, Umesh V. Waghmare, Kanishka Biswas
Abstract
AgBiSe 2 alloying in SnSe tailors its crystal and electronic structures, which boost its thermoelectric figure of merit to 1.3.
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Orthorhombic crystal systemThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceFigure of meritCrystal structureElectronic structureModulation (music)Cubic crystal systemCondensed matter physicsThermoelectric materialsCrystallographyOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsChemistryPhysicsAcousticsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties