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Title: Record figure of merit values of highly stoichiometric Sb2Te3 porous bulk synthesized from tailor-made molecular precursors in ionic liquids

Abstract

We report on the synthesis of Sb2Te3 nanoparticles with record-high figure of merit values of up to 1.5. The central thermoelectric parameters, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, were independently optimized. Critical influence of porosity for the fabrication of highly efficient thermoelectric materials is firstly demonstrated, giving a strong guidance for the optimization of other thermoelectric materials.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [4];  [4]
  1. Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Essen (Germany)
  2. Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum (Germany)
  3. Ruhr-Univ. Bochum, Bochum (Germany); Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
  4. Univ. of Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg (Germany)
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Research Org.:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1221630
Grant/Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-82
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of Materials Chemistry C
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Journal of Materials Chemistry C; Journal ID: ISSN 2050-7526
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY

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Heimann, Stefan, Schulz, Stephan, Schaumann, Julian, Mudring, Anja, Stötzel, Julia, Maculewicz, Franziska, and Schierning, Gabi. Record figure of merit values of highly stoichiometric Sb2Te3 porous bulk synthesized from tailor-made molecular precursors in ionic liquids. United States: N. p., 2015. Web. doi:10.1039/C5TC01248A.
Heimann, Stefan, Schulz, Stephan, Schaumann, Julian, Mudring, Anja, Stötzel, Julia, Maculewicz, Franziska, & Schierning, Gabi. Record figure of merit values of highly stoichiometric Sb2Te3 porous bulk synthesized from tailor-made molecular precursors in ionic liquids. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TC01248A
Heimann, Stefan, Schulz, Stephan, Schaumann, Julian, Mudring, Anja, Stötzel, Julia, Maculewicz, Franziska, and Schierning, Gabi. Thu . "Record figure of merit values of highly stoichiometric Sb2Te3 porous bulk synthesized from tailor-made molecular precursors in ionic liquids". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C5TC01248A. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1221630.
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abstractNote = {We report on the synthesis of Sb2Te3 nanoparticles with record-high figure of merit values of up to 1.5. The central thermoelectric parameters, electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity and Seebeck coefficient, were independently optimized. Critical influence of porosity for the fabrication of highly efficient thermoelectric materials is firstly demonstrated, giving a strong guidance for the optimization of other thermoelectric materials.},
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