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ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admt.202201295
Keywords
contact resistance; lead telluride; mechanical properties; power generation; thermoelectrics
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By adjusting the Na doping content, the material stability and mechanical properties of nanostructured p-type Pb0.993-xNaxGe0.007Te are improved while maintaining a high thermoelectric figure of merit zT. The presence of detrimental Na-rich impurity phases is eliminated by reducing the Na doping from 4% to 2%. Co80Fe20 contact layers improve the conversion efficiency of Pb0.973Na0.02Ge0.007Te and Pb0.98Ga0.02Te.
Material stability and mechanical properties of nanostructured p-type Pb0.993-xNaxGe0.007Te (x = 0.02, 0.04) are improved by tuning dopant Na content, while maintaining a high thermoelectric figure of merit zT. Na-rich impurity phases detrimental to the material stability, present in heavily Na-doped p-type PbTe, are absent after reducing the Na doping from 4% to 2%. The flexural strength of 2% Na-doped p-type PbTe measured at 773 K is significantly improved compared to that of the 4% Na-doped p-type PbTe, but lower than that of n-type Pb0.98Ga0.02Te measured in comparison. Excellent thermoelectric performance is maintained for nanostructured Pb0.973Na0.02Ge0.007Te (zT approximate to 2.2 at 810 K). For n-type Pb0.98Ga0.02Te, zT approximate to 1.3 at 760 K is confirmed. Single-leg elements of Pb0.973Na0.02Ge0.007Te and Pb0.98Ga0.02Te with Co80Fe20 contact layers display maximum conversion efficiency eta(max) approximate to 8.4% and eta(max) approximate to 8.2% for temperature difference Delta T approximate to 470 K, respectively. After 240 h operation with Delta T approximate to 470 K, eta(max) decreases by approximate to 33% for the p-type and approximate to 13% for the n-type legs. Lower eta(max) compared to the estimation from the material properties and degradation during operation are attributed to crack formation due to thermal expansion mismatch between PbTe and Co80Fe20 and sublimation from the hot side.
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