Tailoring the phase transition temperature to achieve high-performance cubic GeTe-based thermoelectrics
Ady Suwardi, Jing Cao, Lei Hu, Fengxia Wei, Jing Wu, Yunshan Zhao, Su Hui Lim, Lan Yang, Xian Yi Tan, Sheau Wei Chien, Yan Yin, Wu‐Xing Zhou, Wong Lai Mun Nancy, Xizu Wang, Suo Hon Lim, Xiping Ni, Dengfeng Li, Qingyu Yan, Yun Zheng, Gang Zhang, Jianwei Xu
Abstract
The rhombohedral–cubic phase transition temperature of GeTe can be tailored <italic>via</italic> Sn-alloying, leading to high performance thermoelectric GeTe.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric effectThermoelectric materialsTrigonal crystal systemPhase transitionCondensed matter physicsPhase (matter)CrystallographyThermodynamicsCrystal structureChemistryPhysicsOrganic chemistryAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesPhase-change materials and chalcogenidesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films