Thermoelectric performance optimization of n-type PbTe by In and Cu<sub>2</sub>Te co-doping and anomalous temperature-dependent transport
Feng Gao, Jianfeng Cai, Mancang Li, Zhiyu Chen, Yu Wang, Zongwei Zhang, Lulu Chen, Ding Hu, Xiaojian Tan, Jiehua Wu, Guoqiang Liu, Zhen‐Hua Ge, Jun Jiang
Abstract
The thermoelectric performance of p-type PbTe was found to be superior to that of n-type PbTe, mainly owing to the successful band engineering of the p-type materials.
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Thermoelectric effectDopingMaterials scienceThermoelectric materialsType (biology)Condensed matter physicsOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsPhysicsGeologyPaleontologyAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin FilmsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties