Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2014 · 180 citations · 37 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCondensed Matter PhysicsHeat TransferSolid State PhysicsHeat ConductionHeat Transfer In SolidsSemiconductor Device MaterialsThermal Properties Of MaterialsThermal Properties Of SemiconductorsThermoelectric MaterialsLattice Thermal ConductivityLattice Thermal Conductivity ReductionLattice Thermal TransportSeebeck CoefficientThermal ConductivityThermoelectric Energy ConversionThermoelectric PropertiesThermoelectric Transport
SnTe–AgBiTe<sub>2</sub> is not only a solid solution but a nanocomposite. The alloying effect coupled with intense interface scattering leads to considerably decreased lattice thermal conductivity. Bi is much more powerful in neutralizing holes than Sb, giving rise to a much higher Seebeck coefficient. A high <italic>ZT</italic> was then obtained.
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