Synthesis and structure of undoped and indium-doped thermoelectric lead telluride nanoparticles

Kadel, Kamal; Kumari, Latha; Wang, Xuewen; Li, Wenzhi; Huang, Jian; Provencio, Paula

doi:10.1186/1556-276x-9-227

Synthesis and structure of undoped and indium-doped thermoelectric lead telluride nanoparticles

Journal Article · Thu May 08 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nanoscale Research Letters (Online)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/1556-276x-9-227· OSTI ID:1626587

Kadel, Kamal ^[1]; Kumari, Latha ^[2]; Wang, Xuewen ^[2]; Li, Wenzhi ^[2]; Huang, Jian ^[3]; Provencio, Paula ^[3]

Florida International Univ., Miami, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics; DOE/OSTI
Florida International Univ., Miami, FL (United States). Dept. of Physics
Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Undoped and indium (In)-doped lead telluride (PbTe) nanostructures were synthesized via solvothermal/hydrothermal route. The crystalline structure of the as-prepared undoped and In-doped PbTe samples was examined by X-ray diffraction (XRD) which indicated the formation of face-centered single-phase cubic crystal. A first principle calculation on indium doping shows that the indium atoms are more likely to replace lead (Pb) rather than to take the interstitial sites. Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) analysis confirms that indium is incorporated into the PbTe matrix of the indium-doped PbTe samples. The effects of surfactant and synthesis temperature on the structure and morphology of the undoped PbTe were also investigated; it was found that PbTe nanostructures synthesized with the addition of surfactants exhibited uniform shapes and their size increased with the synthesis temperature.

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Research Organization:: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States). Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies (CINT)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0003525

OSTI ID:: 1626587

Journal Information:: Nanoscale Research Letters (Online), Journal Name: Nanoscale Research Letters (Online) Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 9; ISSN 1556-276X

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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