Studies on Thermoelectric Properties of n-type Polycrystalline SnSe[subscript 1-x]S[subscript x] by Iodine Doping
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Zhang, Qian; Chere, Eyob Kebede; Sun, Jingying; Cao, Feng; Dahal, Keshab; Chen, Shuo; Chen, Gang; Ren, Zhifeng; ... Show more Show less
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Iodine-doped n-type SnSe polycrystalline by melting and hot pressing is prepared. The prepared material is anisotropic with a peak ZT of ≈0.8 at about 773 K measured along the hot pressing direction. This is the first report on thermoelectric properties of n-type Sn chalcogenide alloys. With increasing content of iodine, the carrier concentration changed from 2.3 × 10[superscript 17] cm[superscript −3] (p-type) to 5.0 × 10[superscript 15] cm[superscript −3] (n-type) then to 2.0 × 10[superscript 17] cm[superscript −3] (n-type). The decent ZT is mainly attributed to the intrinsically low thermal conductivity due to the high anharmonicity of the chemical bonds like those in p-type SnSe. By alloying with 10 at% SnS, even lower thermal conductivity and an enhanced Seebeck coefficient were achieved, leading to an increased ZT of ≈1.0 at about 773 K measured also along the hot pressing direction.
Date issued
2015-06Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical EngineeringJournal
Advanced Energy Materials
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Wiley Blackwell
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Zhang, Qian, Eyob Kebede Chere, Jingying Sun, Feng Cao, Keshab Dahal, Shuo Chen, Gang Chen, and Zhifeng Ren. “Studies on Thermoelectric Properties of N-Type Polycrystalline SnSe[subscript 1-x]S[subscript x] by Iodine Doping.” Advanced Energy Materials 5, no. 12 (June 2015): n/a – n/a.
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1614-6832
1614-6840