Thermoelectric transport in indium and aluminum-doped lead selenide

Evola, E. G.; Nielsen, M. D.; Jaworski, C. M.; Jin, H.; Heremans, J. P.

doi:10.1063/1.4862812

Thermoelectric transport in indium and aluminum-doped lead selenide

Journal Article · Mon Feb 03 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4862812· OSTI ID:1386794

Evola, E. G. ^[1]; Nielsen, M. D. ^[1]; Jaworski, C. M. ^[1]; Jin, H. ^[1]; Heremans, J. P. ^[1]

The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

We present galvanomagnetic and thermomagnetic properties of bulk PbSe doped by substituting the donor elements In and Al for Pb. Although prominent resonant level effects are not seen, lightly doped samples display a high thermoelectric figure of merit ($zT$) in excess of 1.2 at 600 K, a temperature corresponding well to automotive waste heat recovery applications. This material's high $zT$ is achieved without the use of nanostructuring or the relatively rare element Te. Phonon drag contributions to thermopower appear at temperatures below 30 K in Al-doped samples.

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Research Organization:: Energy Frontier Research Centers (EFRC) (United States). Revolutionary Materials for Solid State Energy Conversion (RMSSEC)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0001054

OSTI ID:: 1386794

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 22278157
OSTI ID: 1161834

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 115; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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