Enhanced thermoelectric performance of InTe through Pb doping
Shantanu Misra, Adèle Léon, Petr Levinský, J. Hejtmánek, B. Lenoir, Christophe Candolfi
Abstract
Pb alloying in InTe leads to decreased hole concentration and lattice thermal conductivity, and hence, to higher thermoelectric performance.
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Thermoelectric effectMaterials scienceDopingThermal conductivityThermoelectric materialsCondensed matter physicsElectrical resistivity and conductivityEngineering physicsOptoelectronicsComposite materialThermodynamicsElectrical engineeringPhysicsEngineeringAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies