Discovery of high-performance low-cost n-type Mg3Sb2-based thermoelectric materials with multi-valley conduction bands

Zintl-phase thermoelectrics are predominantly p-type. Here, Zhanget al. use tellurium to n-dope Mg3Sb1.5Bi0.5and obtain thermoelectric figures of merit up to 1.6 at 700 K. Calculations show that these performances result from a conduction band with sixfold valley degeneracy.

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Main Authors: Jiawei Zhang, Lirong Song, Steffen Hindborg Pedersen, Hao Yin, Le Thanh Hung, Bo Brummerstedt Iversen
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/a2300780be0c497c84c7159800438f2e
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