Chemical Insights into PbSe–x%HgSe: High Power Factor and Improved Thermoelectric Performance by Alloying with Discordant Atoms
Thermoelectric generators can convert heat directly into usable electric power but suffer from
low efficiencies and high costs, which have hindered wide-scale applications. Accordingly …
low efficiencies and high costs, which have hindered wide-scale applications. Accordingly …
Raising the solubility of Gd yields superior thermoelectric performance in n-type PbSe
Q Deng, Y Zhong, C Zhao, F Zhang, CL Xia… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Chemical doping is an indispensable means of improving the performance of thermoelectric
materials, while one bottleneck for maximizing optimization is the low solubility of dopants …
materials, while one bottleneck for maximizing optimization is the low solubility of dopants …
Soft phonon modes from off-center Ge atoms lead to ultralow thermal conductivity and superior thermoelectric performance in n-type PbSe–GeSe
Historically PbSe has underperformed PbTe in thermoelectric efficiency and has been
regarded as an inferior relative to its telluride congener. However, the fifty-fold greater …
regarded as an inferior relative to its telluride congener. However, the fifty-fold greater …
High-Performance n-Type PbSe–Cu2Se Thermoelectrics through Conduction Band Engineering and Phonon Softening
From a structural and economic perspective, tellurium-free PbSe can be an attractive
alternative to its more expensive isostructural analogue of PbTe for intermediate …
alternative to its more expensive isostructural analogue of PbTe for intermediate …
Strategies for boosting thermoelectric performance of PbSe: A review
J Sun, Y Zhang, Y Fan, X Tang, G Tan - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric materials enable the direct conversion between waste heat and electric
energy, playing an important role in alleviating energy crisis. Many excellent thermoelectrics …
energy, playing an important role in alleviating energy crisis. Many excellent thermoelectrics …
Ultralow Thermal Conductivity, Enhanced Mechanical Stability, and High Thermoelectric Performance in (GeTe)1–2x(SnSe)x(SnS)x
P Acharyya, S Roychowdhury… - Journal of the …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Thermoelectric (TE) energy conversion demands high performance crystalline inorganic
solids that exhibit ultralow thermal conductivity, high mechanical stability, and good TE …
solids that exhibit ultralow thermal conductivity, high mechanical stability, and good TE …
Nanoscale defect structures advancing high performance n-type PbSe thermoelectrics
This short review discusses recent advances in n-type PbSe-based bulk thermoelectric
materials. Their performance has rapidly progressed recently and emerges as one of most …
materials. Their performance has rapidly progressed recently and emerges as one of most …
High performance of n-type (PbS) 1-xy (PbSe) x (PbTe) y thermoelectric materials
Te-free PbS has been regarded as a promising alternative candidate for PbTe
thermoelectric materials due to its advances of low-cost, earth-abundant. In this work, we …
thermoelectric materials due to its advances of low-cost, earth-abundant. In this work, we …
PbSe Thermoelectrics: Efficient Candidates for Power Generation and Cooling
Thermoelectric materials enable efficient and clean conversion between heat and electricity,
offering significant application prospects in waste heat recovery and solid‐state cooling …
offering significant application prospects in waste heat recovery and solid‐state cooling …
All-scale hierarchically structured p-type PbSe alloys with high thermoelectric performance enabled by improved band degeneracy
We show an example of hierarchically designing electronic bands of PbSe toward excellent
thermoelectric performance. We find that alloying 15 mol% PbTe into PbSe causes a …
thermoelectric performance. We find that alloying 15 mol% PbTe into PbSe causes a …