Rational design of p-type thermoelectric PbTe: Temperature dependent sodium solubility

Authors

Sima Aminorroaya-Yamini, University of WollongongFollow
Teruyuki Ikeda, California Institute of Technology
Aaron Lalonde, California Institute of Technology
Yanzhong Pei, California Institute of Technology
S X. Dou, University of WollongongFollow
G. Jeffrey Snyder, California Institute of Technology

RIS ID

80880

Publication Details

Aminorroaya Yamini, S., Ikeda, T., Lalonde, A., Pei, Y., Dou, S. Xue. & Snyder, G. Jeffrey. (2013). Rational design of p-type thermoelectric PbTe: Temperature dependent sodium solubility. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 1 (31), 8725-8730.

Abstract

We develop a solid understanding of the termperature-dependent solubility of sodium p-type PbTe, the most efficient thermoelectric material. The maximum solubility of socium telluride (NaTe) in PbTe is measured to be 1.4+0.3 at percent and the heat of solution is evaluated and that addresses fundamental issues regarding the formation of nano-precipitates.

Grant Number

ARC/DE130100310

Additional Grant Number

http://purl.org/au-research/grants/ARC/DE130100310