Abstract
Considering that the crystallographic characteristics of the Sb-rich secondary phase particles (SPPs) greatly affect the thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3 based materials, it is of great significance to explore the mechanism behind the Sb-rich SPPs in the p-type (Bi, Sb)2Te3 material. Here a conventional TEM technique was used to characterize the composition, size and distribution of Sb-rich SPPs in a spark plasma sintered p-type (Bi, Sb)2Te3 alloy. The results indicated that two different morphologies of Sb-rich SPPs including elongated and circular Sb-rich SPPs were frequently observed. Combined with high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, this work provides atomic-scale evidence for the formation mechanism behind the Sb-rich SPPs in the (Bi, Sb)2Te3 material.
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