Abstract
Polycrystalline bulks of Hf-doped Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 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 Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3, 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 Cu0.01Bi1.925Hf0.075Te2.7Se0.3, which is a ~12% enhancement compared to that of the pristine Cu0.01Bi2Te2.7Se0.3.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 4875 |
Journal | Applied Sciences (Switzerland) |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 14 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2020 Jul |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information: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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All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Materials Science(all)
- Instrumentation
- Engineering(all)
- Process Chemistry and Technology
- Computer Science Applications
- Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes