Issue 8, 2013

Influence of Te substitution on the structural and electronic properties of thermoelectric BiCuSeO

Abstract

We report on the influence of tellurium substitution on the structural and electronic properties of the thermoelectric oxychalcogenide BiCuSeO. Our results show that a complete solid solution exists between the two end members BiCuSeO and BiCuTeO. However, a complex evolution of the properties has been observed, with both a monotonous evolution of the structural and electrical parameters between Te = 0.5 and Te = 1, and a structural anomaly between Te = 0.1 and Te = 0.5. This structural anomaly correlates with an evolution from a metallic-like electrical resistivity to a semiconducting behaviour with the opening of a small gap in the electronic structure, and it is essentially suppressed with hole doping performed by the partial substitution of Bi3+ by Sr2+. Lastly, our thermoelectric measurements evidence a large increase of the thermoelectric power factor for large Te fractions, which decrease upon hole doping.

Graphical abstract: Influence of Te substitution on the structural and electronic properties of thermoelectric BiCuSeO

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
24 Oct 2012
Accepted
21 Dec 2012
First published
18 Jan 2013

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013,1, 2921-2926

Influence of Te substitution on the structural and electronic properties of thermoelectric BiCuSeO

C. Barreteau, D. Bérardan, L. Zhao and N. Dragoe, J. Mater. Chem. A, 2013, 1, 2921 DOI: 10.1039/C2TA00818A

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