Electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of Bi-2(Te1-xSex)(3) compound
Journal article, 2013

A first-principles study has been performed to evaluate the electronic structure and thermoelectric properties of Bi-2(Te1-xSex)(3) compound. The transport coefficients are then calculated within the semiclassical Boltzmann theory, and further evaluated as a function of chemical potential assuming a constant relaxation time and an averaged thermal conductivity. Our theoretical calculations show that the ZT value is 1.43 for Bi-2(Te1-xSex)(3) system, and it agrees well with previous experimental data.

Bi-2(Te1-xSex)(3) compound

telluride

merit

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Density functional theory

Thermoelectric

properties

alloys

devices

Electronic structure

performance

Author

L. Zhao

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

P. F. Lu

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

Z. Y. Yu

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

T. Gao

Sichuan University

Chengjie Wu

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

L. Ding

Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT)

Shu Min Wang

Chalmers, Microtechnology and Nanoscience (MC2), Photonics

Solid State Communications

0038-1098 (ISSN)

Vol. 155 Feb. 34-39

Subject Categories

Telecommunications

DOI

10.1016/j.ssc.2012.10.037

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