The n-type alloys between PbSe and PbS are studied. The effect of alloy composition on
transport properties is evaluated and the results are interpreted with theories based on …

The PbSe1− xTex alloys with x= 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.85 and 1.0 were prepared by induction
melting, ball milling and spark plasma sintering techniques. The thermoelectric properties of …

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 …

Solid solution has been considered as an effective approach to advanced thermoelectrics.
However, the benefit from the decrease in lattice thermal conductivity induced by the …

Solid solution alloying is one of the quite powerful approaches to enhance thermoelectric
performance because it can simultaneously optimize electrical and thermal transport …

Improving the thermoelectric performance of PbSe over its previously reported maximum zT
can be achieved by engineering its electronic band structure. We demonstrate here, using …

PbSe is a surprisingly good thermoelectric material due, in part, to its low thermal
conductivity that had been overestimated in earlier measurements. The thermoelectric figure …

PbSe is an attractive thermoelectric material due to its favorable electronic structure, high
melting point, and lower cost compared to PbTe. Herein, the hitherto unexplored alloys of …

Simple chemical compositions are more suitable for practical applications of thermoelectric
materials due to the high success rates of their syntheses and their higher stabilities. Here, n …

Ti, V, Cr, Nb, and Mo are found to be effective at increasing the Seebeck coefficient and
power factor of n‐type PbSe at temperatures below 600 K. It is found that the higher …