#7210. Se-alloying reducing lattice thermal conductivity of Ge0.95Bi0.05Te

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Abstract:
High lattice thermal conductivity of intrinsic GeTe limits the wide application of GeTe-based thermoelectrics. Recently, the optimization of GeTe-based thermoelectric materials has been focusing on reducing lattice thermal conductivity via strengthening phonon scattering. In this study, we systematically studied thermoelectric properties of Se-alloyed Ge0.95Bi0.05Te via theoretical calculations, structural characterizations, and performance evaluations. Our results indicate that Se-alloying can induce dense point defects with mass/strain-field fluctuations and correspondingly enhance point defect phonon scattering of the Ge0.95Bi0.05Te matrix. Se-alloying might also change chemical bonding strength to introduce resonant states in the base frequency of Ge0.95Bi0.05Te matrix, which can strengthen Umklapp phonon scattering. Finally, a decreased lattice thermal conductivity from ?1.02 W m?1 K?1 to ?0.65 W m?1 K?1 at 723 K is obtained in Ge0.95Bi0.05Te1-xSex pellets with increasing the Se content from 0 to 0.3. A peak figure of merit of ?1.6 at 723 K is achieved in Ge0.95Bi0.05Te0.7Se0.3 pellet, which is ?77% higher than that of pristine GeTe. This study extends the understanding on the thermoelectric performance of GeTe.
Keywords:
GeTe; Lattice thermal conductivity; Se-alloying; Thermoelectric

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