Research progress of electrical transport properties of Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials

doi:10.3969/j.issn.1000-1565.2021.04.003

Abstract

Abstract: Bi₂Te₃-based compound is one of the representative materials in the field of thermoelectric(TE), which are widely used in waste heat power generation, solid-state refrigeration, temperature detection etc. Bi₂Te₃-based materials have complex band structures.It is expected that the TE performance of Bi₂Te₃-based materials can be optimized by strong spin orbit and band inversion.By analyzing and comparing the band structure calculation datas and some experimental results of Bi₂Te₃-based materials in recent years, the characteristics of the band structure of Bi₂Te₃, N-type Bi₂Te_3-xSe_x and P-type Bi_2-xSb_xTe₃materials, and the key factors affecting the band structure and the electrical transport performance are summarized. The conclusions will provide a theoretical support for improving the TE performance of Bi₂Te₃-based materials.

Key words: thermoelectric materials, Bi₂Te₃, band structure, electrical transport performance

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WANG Qing,LIU Ziyang,ZHAO Shasha,LI Zhiliang. Research progress of electrical transport properties of Bi₂Te₃-based thermoelectric materials[J]. Journal of Hebei University(Natural Science Edition), 2021, 41(4): 349-361.

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