Thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO: experiment and simulation

Abstract

Advancement in doping other elements, such as Ce, Dy, Ni, Sb, In and Ga in ZnO[1], have stimulated great interest for high-temperature thermoelectric application. In this work, the effects of Al-doping in a ZnO system on the electronic structure and thermoelectric properties are presented, by experiment and calculation.