Temperature-dependent structural property and power factor of n type thermoelectric Bi{sub 0.90}Sb{sub 0.10} and Bi{sub 0.86}Sb{sub 0.14} alloys
- Department of Physics, University of Calcutta, 92 A P C Road, Kolkata 700 009 (India)
- Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, 1/AF Bidhannagar, Kolkata 700 064 (India)
- Department of Physics, Raiganj College (University College), Uttar Dinajpur 733 134 (India)
Thermal variation of structural property, linear thermal expansion coefficient (α), resistivity (ρ), thermopower (S), and power factor (PF) of polycrystalline Bi{sub 1-x}Sb{sub x} (x = 0.10 and 0.14) samples are reported. Temperature-dependent powder diffraction experiments indicate that samples do not undergo any structural phase transition. Rietveld refinement technique has been used to perform detailed structural analysis. Temperature dependence of α is found to be stronger for Bi{sub 0.90}Sb{sub 0.10}. Also, PF for direct band gap Bi{sub 0.90}Sb{sub 0.10} is higher as compared to that for indirect band gap Bi{sub 0.86}Sb{sub 0.14}. Role of electron-electron and electron-phonon scattering on ρ, S, and PF has been discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22253778
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 103, Issue 24; Other Information: (c) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0003-6951
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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