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ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
卷 12, 期 3, 页码 965-971出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c8ee03374a
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- NASA Science Mission Directorate's Radioisotope Power Systems Thermoelectric Technology Development program
- Funai Foundation for Information Technology
- Soft and Hybrid Nanotechnology Experimental Resource [NSF ECCS-1542205]
- MRSEC program at the Materials Research Center [NSF DMR-1720139]
- International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN)
- Keck Foundation
- State of Illinois, through the IIN
Bi2Te3 alloys have been the most widely used n-type material for low temperature thermoelectric power generation for over 50 years, thanks to the highest efficiency in the 300-500 K temperature range relevant for low-grade waste-heat recovery. Here we show that n-type Mg3Sb0.6Bi1.4, with a thermoelectric figure-of-merit zT of 1.0-1.2 at 400-500 K, finally surpasses n-type Bi2Te3. This exceptional performance is achieved by tuning the alloy composition of Mg-3(Sb1-xBix)(2). The two primary mechanisms of the improvement are the band effective-mass reduction and grain size enhancement as the Mg3Bi2 content increases. The benefit of the effective-mass reduction is only effective up to the optimum composition Mg3Sb0.6Bi1.4, after which a different band dominates charge transport. The larger grains are important for minimizing grain-boundary electrical resistance. Considering the limited choice for low temperature n-type thermoelectric materials, the development of Mg3Sb0.6Bi1.4 is a significant advancement towards sustainable heat recovery technology.
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