A synergistic approach to achieving the high thermoelectric performance of La-doped SnTe using resonance state and partial band convergence
Srikanth Mandava, Ranita Basu, B. Khasimsaheb, Sivaiah Bathula, S. Siva Sankara Sai, Ajay Singh, S. Neeleshwar
Abstract
The synergistic effect of resonance effect and partial band convergence is shown for a high thermoelectric performance of La-doped SnTe as a function of temperature.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectDopingConvergence (economics)Resonance (particle physics)Materials scienceFunction (biology)Condensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsPhysicsThermodynamicsAtomic physicsEconomicsEconomic growthBiologyEvolutionary biologyAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies