Band and vacancy engineering in SnTe to improve its thermoelectric performance
Zan Yang, E. M. Smith, Yu‐Chih Tseng, Kamil Ciesielski, С.А. Новиков, Thomas Kalab, Yuyang Huang, Eric S. Toberer, Yurij Mozharivskyj
Abstract
SnTe is a promising thermoelectric material with low cost and high stability.
Topics & Concepts
Thermoelectric effectVacancy defectMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsEngineering physicsCondensed matter physicsEngineeringThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic properties