Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in indium and ytterbium double-filled skutterudite bulk materials through simultaneously optimising power factor and reducing thermal conductivity
Ying Lei, Jin Qiu, Rui Liu, Yu Li, Feng Gao, Chao Yong, Rundong Wan, Huaichuan Hu
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceYtterbiumSpark plasma sinteringSkutteruditePhonon scatteringThermoelectric effectThermal conductivityThermoelectric materialsFigure of meritElectron mobilityIndiumPhononCondensed matter physicsComposite materialOptoelectronicsSinteringDopingThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsOptical properties and cooling technologies in crystalline materials