Realization of high thermoelectric performance in p-type unfilled ternary skutterudites FeSb2+xTe1-x via band structure modification and significant point defect scattering

Acta Materialia

Volumn 61, Issue 20, 2013, Pages 7693-7704

  Tan, Gangjian ^a   Liu, Wei ^a,b   Chi, Hang ^b   Su, Xianli ^a   Wang, Shanyu ^a   Yan, Yonggao ^a   Tang, Xinfeng ^a   Wong Ng, Winnie ^c   Uher, Ctirad ^b  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Band structure modification; p Type skutterudite; Point defect scattering; Thermal conductivity; Thermoelectric

Indexed keywords

DEFECT SCATTERING; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; HEAT CARRYING PHONONS; P-TYPE SKUTTERUDITE; STRUCTURE MODIFICATION; THERMAL TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRIC; THERMOELECTRIC PERFORMANCE;

BAND STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC POWER FACTOR; ELECTRIC PROPERTIES; PHONONS; POINT DEFECTS; SKUTTERUDITES; TELLURIUM COMPOUNDS; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOELECTRICITY; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

IRON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84886296263     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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