Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials

Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials

Traditional thermoelectric (TE) materials usually contain scarce and expensive chemical elements, weakening the commercial value in clean energy community. With further extension of TE technology, materials containing earth-abundant elements should be developed. Recently, PbSe has attracted much att...

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Main Authors: B.H. Jia, B.B. Jiang, J.Q. He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-12-01
Series:Materials Today Advances
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049819301031
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spelling doaj-b214c7cce88547a1a67533e5fbee32452020-11-25T02:57:44ZengElsevierMaterials Today Advances2590-04982019-12-014Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materialsB.H. Jia0B.B. Jiang1J.Q. He2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Thermoelectric Materials and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, ChinaShenzhen Key Laboratory of Thermoelectric Materials and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, ChinaCorresponding author.; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Thermoelectric Materials and Department of Physics, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, ChinaTraditional thermoelectric (TE) materials usually contain scarce and expensive chemical elements, weakening the commercial value in clean energy community. With further extension of TE technology, materials containing earth-abundant elements should be developed. Recently, PbSe has attracted much attention because of its low cost and higher operation temperature compared to PbTe. In particular, n-type PbSe surprisingly shows comparable ZT value with n-type PbTe, making it the reasonable alternative. In this review, an overview about the advances of improving TE performance in n-type PbSe is presented. These efforts to optimize TE performance will be divided into two parts: one is to tune the electrical transport property by band engineering and the other is to tune the thermal transport property by manipulating phonon scattering. Finally, the possible direction to optimize TE performance, the problems in real application, and the future perspectives of n-type PbSe are discussed. Keywords: Thermoelectric, PbSe, Band engineering, Phonon scattering, Low-costhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590049819301031
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J.Q. He
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Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials
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title Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials
title_short Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials
title_full Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials
title_fullStr Recent advances of n-type low-cost PbSe-based thermoelectric materials
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publishDate 2019-12-01
description Traditional thermoelectric (TE) materials usually contain scarce and expensive chemical elements, weakening the commercial value in clean energy community. With further extension of TE technology, materials containing earth-abundant elements should be developed. Recently, PbSe has attracted much attention because of its low cost and higher operation temperature compared to PbTe. In particular, n-type PbSe surprisingly shows comparable ZT value with n-type PbTe, making it the reasonable alternative. In this review, an overview about the advances of improving TE performance in n-type PbSe is presented. These efforts to optimize TE performance will be divided into two parts: one is to tune the electrical transport property by band engineering and the other is to tune the thermal transport property by manipulating phonon scattering. Finally, the possible direction to optimize TE performance, the problems in real application, and the future perspectives of n-type PbSe are discussed. Keywords: Thermoelectric, PbSe, Band engineering, Phonon scattering, Low-cost
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