Large Thermoelectric Power Factor in Whisker Crystals of Solid Solutions of the One-Dimensional Tellurides Ta4SiTe4 and Nb4SiTe4
One-dimensional tellurides Ta4SiTe4 and Nb4SiTe4 were found to show high thermoelectric performance below room temperature. This study reported the synthesis and thermoelectric properties of whisker crystals of Ta4SiTe4-Nb4SiTe4 solid solutions and Mo- or Ti-doped (Ta0.5Nb0.5)4SiTe4. Thermoelectric...
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Veröffentlicht in: | arXiv.org 2020-11 |
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Zusammenfassung: | One-dimensional tellurides Ta4SiTe4 and Nb4SiTe4 were found to show high thermoelectric performance below room temperature. This study reported the synthesis and thermoelectric properties of whisker crystals of Ta4SiTe4-Nb4SiTe4 solid solutions and Mo- or Ti-doped (Ta0.5Nb0.5)4SiTe4. Thermoelectric power of the solid solutions systematically increased with increasing Ta content, while their electrical resistivity was unexpectedly small. Mo- and Ti-doped (Ta0.5Nb0.5)4SiTe4 showed n- and p-type thermoelectric properties with large power factors exceeding 40 microW cm-1 K-2, respectively. The fact that not only Ta4SiTe4 and Nb4SiTe4 but also their solid solutions showed high performance indicated that this system is a promising candidate for thermoelectric applications at low temperatures. |
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ISSN: | 2331-8422 |
DOI: | 10.48550/arxiv.2011.10162 |