Boosting Thermoelectric Performance of SnSe via Tailoring Band Structure, Suppressing Bipolar Thermal Conductivity, and Introducing Large Mass Fluctuation

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (48) ◽  
pp. 45133-45141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenqi Lu ◽  
Shuang Li ◽  
Rui Xu ◽  
Jian Zhang ◽  
Di Li ◽  
...  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 1734-1746
Author(s):  
D. Sidharth ◽  
A. S. Alagar Nedunchezhian ◽  
R. Akilan ◽  
Anup Srivastava ◽  
Bhuvanesh Srinivasan ◽  
...  

The power factor of GeSe enhanced and thermal conductivity decreased by Te substitution and thereby, GeSe0.80Te0.20 exhibits high ZT.


Author(s):  
Quanxin Yang ◽  
Tu Lyu ◽  
Yuan Dong ◽  
Bohang Nan ◽  
Jian Tie ◽  
...  

Band structure modification plays an important role in improving thermoelectric performance of SnTe. Herein the band sharpening as one of band structure modifications is achieved by Cl doping reduces the...


Author(s):  
Zihang Liu ◽  
Wenhao Zhang ◽  
Weihong Gao ◽  
Takao Mori

Discovering materials with the intrinsically low lattice thermal conductivity κlat is an important route for achieving high thermoelectric performance. In reality, the conventional synthetic approach, however, relies on trial and...


2007 ◽  
Vol 1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mi-kyung Han ◽  
Huijun Kong ◽  
Ctirad Uher ◽  
Mercouri G Kanatzidis

AbstractWe performed comparative investigations of the Ag1-xPb18MTe20 (M = Bi, Sb) (x = 0, 0.14, 0.3) system to better understand the roles of Sb and Bi on the thermoelectric properties. In both systems, the electrical conductivity nearly keeps the same values, while the Seebeck coefficient decreases dramatically in going from Sb to Bi. Compared to the lattice thermal conductivity of PbTe, that of AgPb18BiTe20 is substantially reduced. The lattice thermal conductivity of the Bi analog, however, is higher than that of AgPb18SbTe20 and this is attributed largely to the decrease in the degree of mass fluctuation between the nanostructures and the matrix (for the Bi analog). As a result the dimensionless figure of merit ZT of Ag1-xPb18MTe20 (M = Bi) is found to be smaller than that of Ag1-xPb18MTe20 (M = Sb).


2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (15) ◽  
pp. 5978-5989
Author(s):  
Hongyao Xie ◽  
Shiqiang Hao ◽  
Trevor P. Bailey ◽  
Songting Cai ◽  
Yinying Zhang ◽  
...  

RSC Advances ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (25) ◽  
pp. 15486-15496
Author(s):  
Enamul Haque

The layered structure, and presence of heavier elements Rb/Cs and Sb induce high anharmonicity, low Debye temperature, intense phonon scattering, and hence, low lattice thermal conductivity.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Natsumi Komatsu ◽  
Yota Ichinose ◽  
Oliver S. Dewey ◽  
Lauren W. Taylor ◽  
Mitchell A. Trafford ◽  
...  

AbstractLow-dimensional materials have recently attracted much interest as thermoelectric materials because of their charge carrier confinement leading to thermoelectric performance enhancement. Carbon nanotubes are promising candidates because of their one-dimensionality in addition to their unique advantages such as flexibility and light weight. However, preserving the large power factor of individual carbon nanotubes in macroscopic assemblies has been challenging, primarily due to poor sample morphology and a lack of proper Fermi energy tuning. Here, we report an ultrahigh value of power factor (14 ± 5 mW m−1 K−2) for macroscopic weavable fibers of aligned carbon nanotubes with ultrahigh electrical and thermal conductivity. The observed giant power factor originates from the ultrahigh electrical conductivity achieved through excellent sample morphology, combined with an enhanced Seebeck coefficient through Fermi energy tuning. We fabricate a textile thermoelectric generator based on these carbon nanotube fibers, which demonstrates high thermoelectric performance, weavability, and scalability. The giant power factor we observe make these fibers strong candidates for the emerging field of thermoelectric active cooling, which requires a large thermoelectric power factor and a large thermal conductivity at the same time.


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