High-temperature thermoelectric performance of heavily doped PbSe

By D. Parker, David J. Singh. 2010

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We present a model calculation, employing first-principles calculations as well as empirical data, which suggests that properly hole-doped bulk PbSe may show a Seebeck coefficient as high as 230 $$\mu V/K$$, in a temperature regime in which the lattice thermal conductivity is rather small. It may show therefore show a figure-of-merit ZT as high as 2 for temperatures of 1000 K. Heavily doped p-type PbSe may offer better thermoelectric performance than the sister material, optimized PbTe, for high-temperature applications such as power generation.

Subfields: Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics

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