1Eco-material Research Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
2National Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
High Thermoelectric Properties of PbTe Doped with Bi2Te3 and Sb2Te3
1Eco-material Research Center, National Institute for Materials Science, Tsukuba 305-0047, Japan
2National Laboratory of Superhard Materials, Jilin University, Changchun 130012
Abstract： The composition-dependent thermoelectric properties of lead telluride (PbTe) doped with bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3), antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) and (BiSb)2Te3 have been studied at room temperature. All the samples exhibit small thermal conductivity. The figures of merit, 7.63, 1.03 and 8.97×10-4, have been obtained in PbTe with these dopants, respectively. These values are several times higher than those of PbTe containing other dopants with small grain sizes. The high thermoelectric performance is explained by electronic topological transition induced by alloying. The results indicate that these dopants are effective to enhance the thermoelectric performance of PbTe.
2005, Vol. 22 
