@inproceedings{6f00251a192d46288848de05cb46563f,
title = "Investigation of the thermoelectric properties of the PbTe-SrTe system",
abstract = "PbTe-based materials are promising for efficient heat energy to electricity conversion. We present studies of the thermoelectric properties of the PbTe-SrTe system. X-ray diffraction patterns reveal that all the samples crystallize in the rock salt structure without noticeable secondary phase. Na2Te doping of the PbTe-SrTe materials resulting in a positive sign Hall coefficient indicating p-type conduction. Lattice thermal conductivity is significantly decreased with the insertion of SrTe in PbTe lattice. The ZT ∼ 1.3 of these materials is derived from their very low thermal conductivities and reasonably high power factor at 800 K.",
author = "Kanishka Biswas and Jiaqing He and Qichun Zhang and Guoyu Wang and Ctirad Uher and Dravid, {Vinayak P.} and Kanatzidis, {Mercouri G.}",
year = "2010",
month = dec,
day = "24",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9781605112442",
series = "Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings",
pages = "187--192",
booktitle = "Thermoelectric Materials 2010 - Growth, Properties, Novel Characterization Methods and Applications",
note = "2010 MRS Spring Meeting ; Conference date: 05-04-2010 Through 09-04-2010",
}