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Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Ag 0.8Pb 18SbTe 20 alloyed with Se

  • Taichao Su*
  • , Youmo Zhou
  • , Hongtao Li
  • , Shangsheng Li
  • , Xiaolei Li
  • , Le Deng
  • , Yantao Su
  • , Jian Liu
  • , Yu Sui
  • , Hongan Ma
  • , Xiaopeng Jia
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Henan Polytechnic University
  • Shanghai Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau
  • Jilin University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

Thermoelectric materials Ag 0.8Pb 18SbTe 20 alloyed with Se in the composition of Ag 0.8Pb 18SbTe 20-x Se x (x = 0, 5, 10, 15) were prepared by a high-pressure method. The composition dependence of transport properties was studied from 100 K to room temperature. The thermal conductivity of Ag 0.8Pb 18SbTe 20 was depressed sharply by alloying with Se, and the Seebeck coefficient and resistivity were tuned effectively by adjusting the Se content. The maximum figure of merit ZT = 0.43 was obtained at x = 10, which is about 70% higher than that of the unalloyed sample.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1124-1127
Number of pages4
JournalPhysica Status Solidi (A) Applications and Materials Science
Volume209
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2012

Keywords

  • Ag Pb SbTe Se
  • high pressure synthesis
  • thermoelectric materials

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