The effect on thermoelectric properties of Cd substitution in PbTe

Kyunghan Ahn; Mi Kyung Han; Derek Vermeulen; Steven Moses; Ctirad Uher; Mercouri Kanatzidis

The effect on thermoelectric properties of Cd substitution in PbTe

Kyunghan Ahn^*, Mi Kyung Han, Derek Vermeulen, Steven Moses, Ctirad Uher, Mercouri Kanatzidis

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Abstract

A recent theoretical study suggested that the substitution of Cd in PbTe can result in a distortion in the electronic density of states (DOS) near the bottom of the conduction band in PbTe. In this study we explored the effect of Cd doping on the thermoelectric properties of PbTe in an effort to test the theoretical prediction that DOS distortion can increase the Seebeck coefficient. We present detailed investigation of structural and spectroscopic data, transmission electron microscopy, as well as transport properties of samples of PbI₂ doped PbTe-x% CdTe (x = 1, 3, 5, 7, 10). All samples follow the Pisarenko relationship and no enhancement of the Seebeck coefficient was observed due to DOS distortions. A low lattice thermal conductivity was achieved by nanostructuring observed via high resolution transmission electron microscopy. A maximum ZT of ∼1.2 at ∼720 K was achieved for the 1% CdTe sample.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion
Pages	177-182
Number of pages	6
Volume	1166
State	Published - Dec 1 2009
Event	2009 MRS Spring Meeting: Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Apr 13 2009 → Apr 17 2009

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Other	2009 MRS Spring Meeting: Materials and Devices for Thermal-to-Electric Energy Conversion
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	4/13/09 → 4/17/09

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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