Issue 10, 2020

Thermoelectric performance of nanostructured In/Pb codoped SnTe with band convergence and resonant level prepared via a green and facile hydrothermal method

Abstract

SnTe is considered as a promising alternative to the conventional high-performance thermoelectric material PbTe, which inspired the thermoelectric community for a while. Here, we design a green, facile and low-energy-intensity hydrothermal route without involving any toxic or unstable chemicals to fabricate SnTe-based thermoelectric materials. Ultralow lattice thermal conductivity and enhanced thermoelectric performance are achieved via the combination of band engineering and nanostructuring. Enhanced Seebeck coefficient and power factor are induced by converging the band structure and creating resonant levels due to Pb and In doping. More importantly, due to the reduced grain sizes, nanoparticles, and dual-atom point defect scattering, ultralow lattice thermal conductivity was obtained in the bulk samples fabricated by the hydrothermal route. Benefiting from the enhanced power factor and significantly reduced thermal conductivity, the peak ZT is enhanced to ∼0.7 in In/Pb codoped SnTe, a 60% improvement over pure SnTe.

Graphical abstract: Thermoelectric performance of nanostructured In/Pb codoped SnTe with band convergence and resonant level prepared via a green and facile hydrothermal method

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
17 jan 2020
Accepted
14 feb 2020
First published
14 feb 2020

Nanoscale, 2020,12, 5857-5865

Thermoelectric performance of nanostructured In/Pb codoped SnTe with band convergence and resonant level prepared via a green and facile hydrothermal method

W. Lu, T. He, S. Li, X. Zuo, Y. Zheng, X. Lou, J. Zhang, D. Li, J. Liu and G. Tang, Nanoscale, 2020, 12, 5857 DOI: 10.1039/D0NR00495B

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