Abstract
Heat is produced by all machinery, including microprocessors and jet engines, as well as by industrial processes that produce goods from steel to food. There is still a strong desire for alternative energy sources in this day of ecologically conscious and sustainable energy needs. The recovery of heat from waste heat into beneficial electrical energy provides a simple energy source with enormous potential. Thermoelectrics is one of the popular technologies, which can convert heat into electricity, making them useful for power generation. Tin telluride (SnTe), a significant type of newly developed thermoelectric material, has drawn a lot of attention due to its low toxicity and environmentally friendly characteristics. Here, we synthesize Bi/Se co-doped SnTe (Sn1-xBixTe0.97Se0.03 (x = 0, 0.02, 0.04, 0.06)) samples by employing the solid-state metathesis route. The results of this work suggest that the combined action of cationic and anionic substitution of Bi and Se to SnTe matrix could potentially modify the microstructure and band structure of SnTe, thereby effectively improving its electronic, mechanical, and thermal transport properties. In line with the experimental findings, the samples show degenerate semiconducting electronic transport behaviour throughout the temperature range. The maximum Seebeck coefficient is found to be ∼84 μV/K and the total thermal conductivity is reduced to 1.6 W/mK at 573 K in a 6 % Bi-doped sample, which is 2.2 times less than the pristine sample. The Sn0.94Bi0.06Te0.97Se0.03 sample has a maximum ZT of approximately 0.23 at 573 K, which is three times higher than the pristine sample because of the combined regulation of cation-anion co-doping and an elevated power factor of 936 μW/K2m in Sn0.96Bi0.04Te0.97Se0.03 sample at 573 K, which is 1.82 times higher than that of pristine SnTe. Considering these findings, it appears that Bi-Se co-doped SnTe is a promising material for thermoelectric applications.
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