Concepedia

High thermoelectric performance due to nano-inclusions and randomly distributed interface potentials in N-type (PbTe<sub>0.93−x</sub>Se<sub>0.07</sub>Cl<sub>x</sub>)<sub>0.93</sub>(PbS)<sub>0.07</sub>composites

Dianta Ginting, Chan-Chieh Lin, Lydia Rathnam, Jae Hyun Yun, Byung-Kyu Yu, Sung‐Jin Kim, Jong‐Soo Rhyee

Journal of Materials Chemistry A · 2017 · 30 citations · 38 references

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Concepts

Abstract

The nano-inclusion in a matrix effectively scatters phonons and the band bending effect at the interfaces can selectively scatter carriers, resulting in the enhancement of thermoelectric performance.

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