Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type Ag-doped ZnSb nanostructured with Ag3Sb

Ding Bang Xiong; Norihiko L. Okamoto; Haruyuki Inui

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.05.029

Enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit in p-type Ag-doped ZnSb nanostructured with Ag₃Sb

Ding Bang Xiong, Norihiko L. Okamoto, Haruyuki Inui

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Abstract

Zn-Sb systems are interesting as thermoelectric materials because the elements are relatively cheap and show low toxicity. In this work, a high thermoelectric figure of merit of 1.15 at 670 K is obtained in a p-type Ag-doped ZnSb nanostructured with in situ formed Ag₃Sb because of its optimized carrier concentration and a significant reduction in lattice thermal conductivity. The samples also exhibit good thermal stability. The results here suggest that ZnSb is an efficient, stable and low-cost thermoelectric material and deserves more attention.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	397-400
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scripta Materialia
Volume	69
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.05.029
Publication status	Published - 2013 Sep
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Nanoparticle
Thermal conductivity
Thermal stability
Thermoelectric
Zinc antimonide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering
Metals and Alloys

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