A high ZT (thermoelectric figure of merit) of≈ 1.4 at 900 K for n‐type PbTe is reported,
through modifying its electrical and thermal properties by incorporating Sb and S …

Microstructure control and carrier concentration engineering are effective approaches to
optimize thermal transport and electrical properties in thermoelectric materials. Hereby, we …

p-type PbTe is the most sought-after material in thermoelectrics due to its ultrahigh
thermoelectric figure of merit (zT), but the performance of n-type PbTe lags behind due to the …

In this work, we show the simultaneous enhancement of electrical transport and reduction of
phonon propagation in p-type PbTe codoped with Tl and Na. The effective use of advanced …

p-Type and n-type thermoelectric semiconductor materials with compatible performance are
key components for thermoelectric devices. Great improvement in thermoelectric …

Herein, the influence of Sb dopant on the thermoelectric properties of PbTe compound was
systematically investigated by using a phase boundary method. Along different directions …

Thermoelectric materials enable direct inter-conversion between electrical energy and
thermal energy. The conversion efficiency is limited by their complex interdependent …

PbTe is a typical intermediate-temperature thermoelectric material, which has undergone
extensive developments and achieved excellent high thermoelectric performance. In this …

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 …

The exploration of n‐type PbTe as thermoelectric materials always falls behind its p‐type
counterpart, mainly due to their quite different electronic band structure. In this work …