Modulating the valence of Ga and the deep level impurity for high thermoelectric performance of n-type Pb0. 98Ga0. 02Te1-xSex compounds

Y Shi, Y Tang, K Liu, S Zhong, S Chen, L Yu, J Wu… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
It has been found that the doped Ga has a distinct role in PbTe and PbSe compounds
though they possess the same crystal structure. Therefore, to understand how the …

Synergistic tuning of carrier mobility, effective mass, and point defects scattering triggered high thermoelectric performance in n-type Ge-doped PbTe

Z Wang, H He, X Cui, H Liu, W Qiu, L Chen… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
Most achievements on remarkable thermoelectric performance have been made in the
intermediate-temperature p-type PbTe. However, the n-type PbTe exhibits a relatively poor …

Weak Electron Phonon Coupling and Deep Level Impurity for High Thermoelectric Performance Pb1−xGaxTe

X Su, S Hao, TP Bailey, S Wang, I Hadar… - Advanced Energy …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract High ZT of 1.34 at 766 K and a record high average ZT above 1 in the temperature
range of 300‐864 K are attained in n‐type PbTe by engineering the temperature‐dependent …

Enhanced Solubility of Ga and Deep Defect Level Lead to High Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Pb1–xGaxTe0.995I0.005 Alloys

Y Zong, Y Wang, J Zhai, W Su, C Tan, Z Li… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
By virtue of temperature differences, which are in hundreds of k elvin, the optimized carrier
concentration may vary within an order of magnitude. Ga has shown potential in providing …

Manipulating Pb Vacancies Achieved Ultra‐High Thermoelectrics in Quaternary Pb0.95Na0.04Te1‐xSex via Fine‐Tuning Se Solubility

X Zhao, B Fu, R Ang - Advanced Functional Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Optimizing carrier concentration in PbTe materials can be achieved effectively through the
chemical doping of sodium. Nevertheless, the valence balance can lead to the presence of …

High Figure of Merit in Gallium-Doped Nanostructured n-Type PbTe-xGeTe with Midgap States

ZZ Luo, S Cai, S Hao, TP Bailey, X Su… - Journal of the …, 2019 - ACS Publications
PbTe-based thermoelectric materials are some of the most promising for converting heat into
electricity, but their n-type versions still lag in performance the p-type ones. Here, we …

Extraordinary role of Zn in enhancing thermoelectric performance of Ga-doped n-type PbTe

ZZ Luo, S Cai, S Hao, TP Bailey, Y Luo… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Although Ga doping can weaken the electron phonon coupling in n-type PbTe, Ga-doped
PbTe has a relatively low carrier concentration (n) and high lattice thermal conductivity (κlat) …

[HTML][HTML] Enhanced thermoelectric performance of PbTe bulk materials with figure of merit zT> 2 by multi-functional alloying

T Fu, X Yue, H Wu, C Fu, T Zhu, X Liu, L Hu, P Ying… - Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Forming solid solutions in PbTe based materials can simultaneously reduce lattice thermal
conductivity and engineer the band structure to enhance the electrical properties. In this …

Synergistically optimizing carrier and phonon transport properties in n-type PbTe through I doping and SnSe alloying

W Liu, T Hong, S Dong, D Wang, X Gao, Y Xiao… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
PbTe is a promising thermoelectric material, but the properties in n-type PbTe need further
improvement to match its advanced p-type material. In this work, the thermoelectric …

High-performance thermoelectrics of p-type PbTe via synergistic regulation of band and microstructure engineering

F Lv, Y Zhong, X Zhao, X An, L Lin, D Ren, B Liu… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
The strong correlation between Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity is a main
bottleneck in enhancing the performance of thermoelectric materials. It indicates that optimal …