DOI: 10.1126/science.aad3749. Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe

10.1126/science.aad3749

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Abstract

Heat conversion gets a power boost Thermoelectric materials convert waste heat into electricity, but often achieve high conversion efficiencies only at high temperatures. Zhao et al. tackle this problem by introducing small amounts of sodium to the thermoelectric SnSe (see the Perspective by Behnia). This boosts the power factor, allowing the material to generate more energy while maintaining good conversion efficiency. The effect holds across a wide temperature range, which is attractive for developing new applications. Science , this issue p. 141 ; see also p. 124

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Zhao, L.-D., Tan, G., Hao, S., He, J., Pei, Y., Chi, H., Wang, H., Gong, S., Xu, H., Dravid, V. P., Uher, C., Snyder, G. J., Wolverton, C., & Kanatzidis, M. G. (2016). Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe. Science, 351(6269), 141â144.

Authors 14

Li-Dong Zhao (first)
Gangjian Tan (additional)
Shiqiang Hao (additional)
Jiaqing He (additional)
Yanling Pei (additional)
Hang Chi (additional)
Heng Wang (additional)
Shengkai Gong (additional)
Huibin Xu (additional)
Vinayak P. Dravid (additional)
Ctirad Uher (additional)
G. Jeffrey Snyder (additional)
Chris Wolverton (additional)
Mercouri G. Kanatzidis (additional)

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BibTeX

@article{Zhao_2016, title={Ultrahigh power factor and thermoelectric performance in hole-doped single-crystal SnSe}, volume={351}, ISSN={1095-9203}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aad3749}, DOI={10.1126/science.aad3749}, number={6269}, journal={Science}, publisher={American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)}, author={Zhao, Li-Dong and Tan, Gangjian and Hao, Shiqiang and He, Jiaqing and Pei, Yanling and Chi, Hang and Wang, Heng and Gong, Shengkai and Xu, Huibin and Dravid, Vinayak P. and Uher, Ctirad and Snyder, G. Jeffrey and Wolverton, Chris and Kanatzidis, Mercouri G.}, year={2016}, month=jan, pages={141–144} }

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