Utilizing Phase Separation Reactions for Enhancement of the Thermoelectric Efficiency in IV-VI Alloys

Yaniv Gelbstein

doi:10.1002/9783527698110.ch1

Utilizing Phase Separation Reactions for Enhancement of the Thermoelectric Efficiency in IV-VI Alloys

Yaniv Gelbstein

Department of Materials Engineering

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

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The current chapter reviews the principles and methods for exploiting thermodynamically driven phase separation effects such as nucleation and growth and spinodal decomposition for enhancing the thermoelectric figure of merit through bulk nanostructuring of selected IV-VI systems. Special emphasis is laid on the p-type (GeTe)0.87(PbTe)0.13 and the n-type (Pb0.95Sn0.05Te)0.92(PbS)0.08, exhibiting very high maximal ZTs of 2.2 and 1.5, respectively.

Original language	American English
Title of host publication	Thermoelectric Energy Conversion
Subtitle of host publication	Basic Concepts and Device Applications
Pages	1-14
Number of pages	14
ISBN (Electronic)	9783527698110
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9783527698110.ch1
State	Published - 1 Jan 2017

Keywords

alloy
enthalpy
reaction
thermoelectric

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General Engineering
General Materials Science

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