Synergetic approach for superior thermoelectric performance in PbTe-PbSe-PbS quaternary alloys and composites

D Ginting, CC Lin, JS Rhyee - Energies, 2019 - mdpi.com
Thermoelectric power generation is an energy conversion technology from heat to electric
energy, which can be applied to waste heat power conversion. Among thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric Performance of Single Phase p-Type Quaternary (PbTe)0.65–x(PbSe)0.35(PbS)x Alloys

A Manettas, R Santos, XR Ferreres… - ACS Applied Energy …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Recently, the quaternary system PbTe–PbSe–PbS has been shown to provide high
thermoelectric efficiency, z T. The intent of this research is to investigate the thermoelectric …

Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type (PbTe)0.75(PbS)0.15(PbSe)0.1 Composites

S Aminorroaya Yamini, H Wang, D Ginting… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Lead chalcogenides (PbQ, Q= Te, Se, S) have proved to possess high thermoelectric
efficiency for both n-type and p-type compounds. Recent success in tuning of electronic …

High thermoelectric performance in pseudo quaternary compounds of (PbTe) 0.95− x (PbSe) x (PbS) 0.05 by simultaneous band convergence and nano precipitation

D Ginting, CC Lin, R Lydia, HS So, H Lee, J Hwang… - Acta Materialia, 2017 - Elsevier
Lead chalcogenides have long been studied as promising thermoelectric materials,
operating at the mid-temperature range of 500–950 K. Here, we studied thermoelectric …

Achieving higher thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe by adjusting the band structure and enhanced phonon scattering

W Wu, C Zhu, H Ming, T Chen, D Li, X Qin, J Zhang - Nanoscale, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to the very distinct electronic band structure and lower power factor, the exploration of n-
type PbTe as thermoelectric materials has historically fallen behind that of p-type PbTe. In …

Synergistically optimizing thermoelectric transport properties of n-type PbTe via Se and Sn co-alloying

Y Xiao, W Li, C Chang, Y Chen, L Huang, J He… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2017 - Elsevier
We report n-type PbTe with a maximum ZT∼ 1.2 at 673 K and an average ZT ave∼ 0.84 at
300–823 K, which was achieved through a Sn and Se co-alloying approach. We find that the …

Enhanced thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe through introducing PbSe by a fast preparation method

W Zhang, Z Zhou, Y Yang, Y Zheng, B Wei, JL Lan… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
N-type PbTe-based materials exhibit promising thermoelectric performance around 600–
900 K, while the near room-temperature thermoelectric performance still needs to be …

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 efficient nanostructured PbSe0. 5Te0. 5 exhibiting broad figure-of-merit plateau

N Nandihalli, D Wijethunge, K Kim, J Kim… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2019 - Elsevier
To have a very good energy conversion efficiency, thermoelectric (TE) material should
exhibit higher figure-of-merit (ZT) for broad range of temperatures. In that direction, n-type …

High‐Ranged ZT Value Promotes Thermoelectric Cooling and Power Generation in n‐Type PbTe

Y Xiao, H Wu, H Shi, L Xu, Y Zhu, Y Qin… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Excellent thermoelectric cooling and power generation are simultaneously realized in an n‐
type PbTe‐based thermoelectric material. The cooling temperature difference (ΔT) of≈ 15.6 …