Seebeck Tensor Analysis of (p × n)-type Transverse Thermoelectric Materials

Shao, Qing; Kanakkithodi, Arun Mannodi; Xia, Yi; Chan, Maria K. Y.; Grayson, Matthew

doi:10.1557/adv.2019.150

Title: Seebeck Tensor Analysis of (p × n)-type Transverse Thermoelectric Materials

Abstract

Single-leg (p × n)-type transverse thermoelectrics (TTE) are reviewed as an alternative to conventional or “longitudinal” double-leg thermoelectrics for applications at room temperature and below. As the name suggests, this unique behavior of (p × n)-type transverse thermoelectrics results from choosing ambipolar anisotropic materials that have a Seebeck tensor with orthogonal p- and n-type Seebeck coefficients, leading to transverse relation between net heat and net electrical current. One feature of such materials is that they can operate near intrinsic doping and, therefore will not suffer from dopant freeze-out, opening the possibility of new cryogenic operation for solid state cooling. In this work, a Seebeck tensor analysis of thermoelectric materials is presented. To compare the performance of transverse thermoelectric materials, a transverse power factor PF_⊥is introduced. Materials searches based on these simple criteria reveal that over 1/4 of the database of about 48,000 inorganic materials could potentially function as (p × n)-type TTE’s, demonstrating the underappreciated prevalence of this class of materials.

Authors:

Shao, Qing ^[1]; Kanakkithodi, Arun Mannodi ^[2]; Xia, Yi ^[2]; Chan, Maria K. Y. ^[2]; Grayson, Matthew ^[1]

Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Lemont, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) - Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR); USDOE Office of Science (SC)

OSTI Identifier:: 1543140

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: MRS Advances

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 4; Journal Issue: 08; Journal ID: ISSN 2059-8521

Publisher:: Materials Research Society (MRS)

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

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                    Shao, Qing, Kanakkithodi, Arun Mannodi, Xia, Yi, Chan, Maria K. Y., and Grayson, Matthew. Seebeck Tensor Analysis of (p × n)-type Transverse Thermoelectric Materials.  United States: N. p., 2019. 
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                    Shao, Qing, Kanakkithodi, Arun Mannodi, Xia, Yi, Chan, Maria K. Y., and Grayson, Matthew. Mon .  
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  title        = {Seebeck Tensor Analysis of (p × n)-type Transverse Thermoelectric Materials},

  author       = {Shao, Qing and Kanakkithodi, Arun Mannodi and Xia, Yi and Chan, Maria K. Y. and Grayson, Matthew},

  abstractNote = {Single-leg (p × n)-type transverse thermoelectrics (TTE) are reviewed as an alternative to conventional or “longitudinal” double-leg thermoelectrics for applications at room temperature and below. As the name suggests, this unique behavior of (p × n)-type transverse thermoelectrics results from choosing ambipolar anisotropic materials that have a Seebeck tensor with orthogonal p- and n-type Seebeck coefficients, leading to transverse relation between net heat and net electrical current. One feature of such materials is that they can operate near intrinsic doping and, therefore will not suffer from dopant freeze-out, opening the possibility of new cryogenic operation for solid state cooling. In this work, a Seebeck tensor analysis of thermoelectric materials is presented. To compare the performance of transverse thermoelectric materials, a transverse power factor PF⊥is introduced. Materials searches based on these simple criteria reveal that over 1/4 of the database of about 48,000 inorganic materials could potentially function as (p × n)-type TTE’s, demonstrating the underappreciated prevalence of this class of materials.},

  doi          = {10.1557/adv.2019.150},

  journal      = {MRS Advances},

  number       = 08,

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019},

  month        = {Mon Mar 11 00:00:00 EDT 2019}

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