Molybdenum as a versatile dopant in SnTe: a promising material for thermoelectric application
U. Sandhya Shenoy, D. Krishna Bhat
Abstract
Electronic structure engineering of SnTe by doping with molybdenum results in an increase in the band gap, valence band convergence, introduction of resonance levels, Rashba splitting and multiband transport, leading to enhanced thermoelectric performance.
Topics & Concepts
DopantMaterials scienceDopingThermoelectric effectMolybdenumValence bandBand gapOptoelectronicsThermoelectric materialsElectronic structureNanotechnologyEngineering physicsCondensed matter physicsPhysicsMetallurgyComposite materialThermal conductivityThermodynamicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films2D Materials and Applications