High figure of merit ZT in PbTe and Bi2Te3 based superlattice structures by thermal conductivity reduction

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作者：

Lambrecht, A ^{[1
]}

Beyer, H ^{[1
]}

Nurnus, J ^{[1
]}

Künzel, C ^{[1
]}

Böttner, H ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Fraunhofer Inst Phys Messtech, D-79110 Freiburg, Germany

来源：

TWENTIETH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THERMOELECTRICS, PROCEEDINGS | 2001年

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D O I：

10.1109/ICT.2001.979900

中图分类号：

O414.1 [热力学];

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摘要：

In superlattice (SL) structures an enhancement of the thermoelectric figure of merit ZT compared to homogeneous materials can be achieved by reduction of the thermal conductivity X. In this context thermoelectric properties of PbTe/PbSexTe1-x-SL's, and PbTe(BaF2) doping superlattices (SL), and of Bi-2(SexTe1-x)(3)/Bi-2(SeyTe1-y)(3)-SL structures are presented. All samples were grown on BaF2(111)-substrates by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). A significant reduction of the in-plane thermal conductivity X compared to corresponding bulk materials was observed. As the power factors are only slightly reduced, a net increase of the figure of merit ZT can be calculated. The temperature dependence of ZT is discussed.

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页码：335 / 339

页数：5

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