Achieving ZT=2.2 with Bi-doped n-type SnSe single crystals

The good thermoelectric figures of merit of p-type tin selenide single crystals are actively studied. Here, the authors show that n-type SnSe can also reach a figure of merit of around 2, at high temperatures, when doped with bismuth.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anh Tuan Duong, Van Quang Nguyen, Ganbat Duvjir, Van Thiet Duong, Suyong Kwon, Jae Yong Song, Jae Ki Lee, Ji Eun Lee, SuDong Park, Taewon Min, Jaekwang Lee, Jungdae Kim, Sunglae Cho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13713