ZT enhancement in solution-grown Sb(2-x)Bi(x)Te3 nanoplatelets

Details ZT enhancement in solution-grown Sb(2-x)Bi(x)Te3 nanoplatelets ZT enhancement in solution-grown Sb(2-x)Bi(x)Te3 nanoplatelets

2011-03-04

arxiv.org/abs/1103.0913v1

ACS Nano 4 (2010) 4283

Physics

Condensed Matter

Materials Science

8 pages, 5 figures

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We report a solution-processed, ligand supported synthesis of 15-20 nm thick Sb(2-x)Bi(x)Te3 nanoplatelets. After complete ligand removal by a facile NH3-based etching procedure, the platelets are spark plasma sintered to a p-type nanostructured bulk material with preserved crystal grain sizes. Due to this nanostructure, the total thermal conductivity is reduced by 60 % in combination with a reduction in electric conductivity of as low as 20 % as compared to the bulk material demonstrating the feasibility of the phonon-glass electron-crystal concept. An enhancement in the dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit of up to 15 % over state-of-the-art bulk materials is achieved meanwhile shifting the maximum to significantly higher temperatures.

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