Improving the thermoelectric performance of p-type PbSe <i>via</i> synergistically enhancing the Seebeck coefficient and reducing electronic thermal conductivity
Zhiwei Huang, Dongyang Wang, Caiyun Li, Jinfeng Wang, Guangtao Wang, Li‐Dong Zhao
Abstract
CdTe alloying dramatically enhanced the thermoelectric performance of p-type PbSe by enhancing Seebeck coefficients and reducing electronic thermal conductivity.
Topics & Concepts
Seebeck coefficientThermoelectric effectThermal conductivityThermoelectric materialsMaterials scienceElectrical resistivity and conductivityThermalOptoelectronicsCondensed matter physicsEngineering physicsComposite materialThermodynamicsElectrical engineeringPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties