Thermoelectric properties of polycrystalline In4Se3 and In4Te3
- Optimal Inc., Plymouth, Michigan 48170, USA
- GM R&D and Planning, Warren, Michigan
- General Motors Corporation-R&D
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
High thermoelectric performance of a single crystal layered compound In{sub 4}Se{sub 3} was reported recently. We present here an electrical and thermal transport property study over a wide temperature range for polycrystalline samples of In{sub 4}Se{sub 3} and In{sub 4}Te{sub 3}. Our data demonstrate that these materials are lightly doped semiconductors, leading to large thermopower and resistivity. Very low thermal conductivity, below 1 W/m K, is observed. The power factors for In{sub 4}Se{sub 3} and In{sub 4}Te{sub 3} are much smaller when compared with state-of-the-art thermoelectric materials. This combined with the very low thermal conductivity results in the maximum ZT value of less than 0.6 at 700 K for In{sub 4}Se{sub 3}.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- DE-AC05-00OR22725
- OSTI ID:
- 1049924
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 16; ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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