Estimating the upper limit of the thermoelectric figure of merit in n- and p-type PbTe
Olha Khshanovska, Taras Parashchuk, І.V. Horichok
Topics & Concepts
Figure of meritScatteringCondensed matter physicsMaterials scienceThermoelectric effectDimensionless quantityPhonon scatteringThermoelectric materialsCharge carrierCarrier scatteringElectronPhononPhysicsOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsOpticsQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal Expansion and Ionic ConductivityChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films