| Autor: |
Acharya, Somnath, Dey, Dibyendu, Maitra, Tulika, Soni, Ajay, Taraphder, A. |
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Applied Physics Letters; 11/5/2018, Vol. 113 Issue 19, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 5p, 1 Chart, 5 Graphs |
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Thermoelectric performance of SnTe has been found to enhance with isovalent doping of alkaline and transition metal elements where most of these elements have a solubility of less than 13%. We propose a strategy of doping rare earth element Yb to enhance the thermoelectric performance of SnTe. With heavy atomic mass and strong spin-orbit coupling, even the mild doping of Yb (∼5%) is enough to create a degeneracy via band-convergence which enhances the density of states near the Fermi level and improves the overall performance. Our transport data and first-principles calculations corroborate that nearly 5% Yb is an efficient dopant to achieve thermoelectric response which is equivalent to 9% of Mn doping. The results are useful for understanding the environmentally friendly thermoelectric SnTe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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