Hf-doping effect on the thermoelectric transport properties of n-Type Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3

Jeong Yun Hwang; Sura Choi; Sang Il Kim; Jae Hong Lim; Soon Mok Choi; Heesun Yang; Hyun Sik Kim; Kyu Hyoung Lee

doi:10.3390/app10144875

Hf-doping effect on the thermoelectric transport properties of n-Type Cu_0.01Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3

Jeong Yun Hwang, Sura Choi, Sang Il Kim, Jae Hong Lim, Soon Mok Choi, Heesun Yang, Hyun Sik Kim, Kyu Hyoung Lee

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Abstract

Polycrystalline bulks of Hf-doped Cu_0.01Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 are prepared via a conventional melt-solidification process and subsequent spark plasma sintering technology, and their thermoelectric performances are evaluated. To elucidate the effect of Hf-doping on the thermoelectric properties of n-type Cu_0.01Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3, electronic and thermal transport parameters are estimated from the measured data. An enlarged density-of-states effective mass (from ~0.92 m₀ to ~1.24 m₀) is obtained due to the band modification, and the power factor is improved by Hf-doping benefitting from the increase in carrier concentration while retaining carrier mobility. Additionally, lattice thermal conductivity is reduced due to the intensified point defect phonon scattering that originated from the mass difference between Bi and Hf. Resultantly, a peak thermoelectric figure of merit zT of 0.83 is obtained at 320 K for Cu_0.01Bi_1.925Hf_0.075Te_2.7Se_0.3, which is a ~12% enhancement compared to that of the pristine Cu_0.01Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3.

Original language	English
Article number	4875
Journal	Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
Volume	10
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/app10144875
Publication status	Published - 2020 Jul

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This work was supported by the Global Frontier Program through the Global Frontier Hybrid Interface Materials (GFHIM) project (Grant 2013M3A6B1078870). This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (NRF-2019R1A6A1A11055660 and NRF-2015R1A6A1A03031833).

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