Efficient lanthanide Gd doping promoting the thermoelectric performance of Mg<sub>3</sub>Sb<sub>2</sub>-based materials
Jingdan Lei, Hexige Wuliji, Kunpeng Zhao, Tian‐Ran Wei, Qing Xu, Peng Li, Pengfei Qiu, Xun Shi
Abstract
By considering the electronegativity difference and mass difference between dopant and host elements, we theoretically and experimentally demonstrated Gd as an effective dopant to promote thermoelectric performance of Mg 3 Sb 2 -based materials.
Topics & Concepts
DopantElectronegativityDopingThermoelectric effectLanthanideMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsAnalytical Chemistry (journal)OptoelectronicsChemistryThermodynamicsPhysicsIonOrganic chemistryAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties