Outstanding thermoelectric properties of solvothermal-synthesized Sn1−3xInxAg2xTe micro-crystals through defect engineering and band tuning-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Outstanding thermoelectric properties of solvothermal-synthesized Sn1−3xInxAg2xTe micro-crystals through defect engineering and band tuning

Published:2020 Issue:7 Volume:8 Page:3978-3987
ISSN:2050-7488
Container-title:Journal of Materials Chemistry A
language:en
Short-container-title:J. Mater. Chem. A

Author:

Moshwan Raza¹²³⁴⁵,Liu Wei-Di¹²³⁴^ORCID,Shi Xiao-Lei⁶⁷⁴¹²^ORCID,Sun Qiang¹²³⁴^ORCID,Gao Han¹²³⁴,Wang Yun-Peng⁸⁹¹⁰¹¹¹²,Zou Jin¹²³⁴¹³^ORCID,Chen Zhi-Gang⁶⁷⁴¹²^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Materials Engineering

2. The University of Queensland

3. St Lucia

4. Australia

5. University of Creative Technology Chittagong

6. Centre for Future Materials

7. The University of Southern Queensland

8. School of Physics and Electronics

9. Hunan Key Laboratory for Super-Micro Structure and Ultrafast Process

10. Central South University

11. Changsha

12. P. R. China

13. Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis

Abstract

In eco-friendly SnTe thermoelectrics, In and Ag co-doping induces the synergistic effect of resonance energy levels and valence band convergence to enhance its electrical transport properties, while defects ameliorates its thermal transport.

Funder

Australian Research Council

University of Queensland

Publisher

Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)

Subject

General Materials Science,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,General Chemistry

Link

http://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2020/TA/C9TA11614A

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