Recent progress towards high performance of tin chalcogenide thermoelectric materials

Li, Shan; Li, Xiaofang; Ren, Zhifeng; Zhang, Qian

doi:10.1039/c7ta09941j

Recent progress towards high performance of tin chalcogenide thermoelectric materials

Journal Article · 01 January 2018 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. A

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/c7ta09941j· OSTI ID:1539967

Li, Shan ^[1]; Li, Xiaofang ^[1]; ^[2]; ^[1]

Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Harbin Institute of Technology; Shenzhen; P. R. China
Department of Physics; TcSUH; University of Houston; Houston; USA

This review summarizes the recent advances in tin chalcogenide (SnTe, SnSe, and SnS) bulk alloys, provides the possible directions for further improving the thermoelectric properties and elucidates the challenges for optimization and application of tin chalcogenides.

Research Organization:: Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

DOE Contract Number:: SC0010831

OSTI ID:: 1539967

Journal Information:: Journal of Materials Chemistry. A, Vol. 6, Issue 6; ISSN 2050-7488

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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