Band and microstructure engineering toward high thermoelectric performance in SnTe
Jingli Xu, Zizhen Zhou, Kaiqi Zhang, Ting Zhao, Yiqing Wei, Bin Zhang, Honghui Wang, Xu Lu, Xiaoyuan Zhou
Abstract
AgBiS 2 alloying combining with Ge doping facilitates the band convergence and suppresses the phonon transport, leading to a competitive zT of 1.6 in SnTe.
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MicrostructureThermoelectric effectMaterials scienceEngineering physicsOptoelectronicsMetallurgyEngineeringPhysicsThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsAdvanced Semiconductor Detectors and Materials