Se-induced enhancement of the high-temperature thermoelectric performance of n-type Cu0.008Bi2(Te,Se)(3) alloys due to suppressed bipolar conduction
- Authors
- Jo, Seungki; Kim, Hyun-Sik; Kim, Yurian; Kim, Sang-il; Lee, Kyu Hyoung
- Issue Date
- 5-Dec-2021
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
- Keywords
- Thermoelectric; Bi-2(Te Se)(3); Bipolar conduction; Weighted mobility ratio
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS, v.884
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
- Volume
- 884
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/hongik/handle/2020.sw.hongik/16169
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jallcom.2021.161030
- ISSN
- 0925-8388
- Abstract
- Bipolar conduction in Bi-Te-based alloys is a critical barrier to high conversion efficiency in thermoelectric power generation applications. Herein, we investigate the effect of Te/Se ratio control on bipolar conduction in n-type Cu0.008Bi2(Te,Se)(3). Based on the two-band model and Callaway model, we found that electronic and thermal transports of minority carriers (holes) were gradually decreased with an increase in Se content. The high-temperature power factor of Se-rich Cu0.008Bi2Te2.1Se0.9 was higher in value compared to reference Cu0.008Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 due to the weighted mobility ratio increase, and its bipolar thermal conductivity was significantly reduced simultaneously. As a result, a peak figure of merit (zT) of 0.92 was obtained at 440 K in Cu0.008Bi2Te2.1Se0.9. (C) 2021 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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