• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 37, Issue 2, 209 (2022)
Xunuo LOU, Houquan DENG, Shuang LI, Qingtang ZHANG, Wenjie XIONG, and Guodong TANG
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  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, Nanjing 210094, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20200738 Cite this Article
    Xunuo LOU, Houquan DENG, Shuang LI, Qingtang ZHANG, Wenjie XIONG, Guodong TANG. Thermal and Electrcial Transport Properities of Ge Doped MnTe Thermoelectrics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(2): 209 Copy Citation Text show less
    (a) XRD patterns of the Mn1.06-xGexTe(x=0-0.04), and corresponding (b) enlarged XRD patterns between 2θ=54.3°-54.9°
    1. (a) XRD patterns of the Mn1.06-xGexTe(x=0-0.04), and corresponding (b) enlarged XRD patterns between 2θ=54.3°-54.9°
    SEM images of the fractured surfaces on Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    2. SEM images of the fractured surfaces on Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    (a) SEM image and (b-d) corresponding EDS element mappings of the polished Mn1.02Ge0.04Te
    3. (a) SEM image and (b-d) corresponding EDS element mappings of the polished Mn1.02Ge0.04Te
    Temperature dependent thermoelectric properties of Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    4. Temperature dependent thermoelectric properties of Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    (a) Temperature dependent lattice thermal conductivities of Mn1.06-xGexTe(x=0-0.04) samples, (b) temperature dependent actual and calculated lattice thermal conductivities assumed by Callaway model for Mn1.06Te and Mn1.02Ge0.04Te
    5. (a) Temperature dependent lattice thermal conductivities of Mn1.06-xGexTe(x=0-0.04) samples, (b) temperature dependent actual and calculated lattice thermal conductivities assumed by Callaway model for Mn1.06Te and Mn1.02Ge0.04Te
    Temperature dependent ZT of Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    6. Temperature dependent ZT of Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    SampleActualTheoretical
    Mn/%Ge/%Te/%Mn/%Ge/%Te/%
    Mn1.06Te 52.269047.73151.456048.544
    Mn1.05Ge0.01Te 51.5310.80847.66150.9710.48548.544
    Mn1.04Ge0.02Te 50.9031.49147.60650.4850.97148.544
    Mn1.03Ge0.03Te 50.8081.97047.15250.0001.45648.544
    Mn1.02Ge0.04Te 51.0702.05346.87749.5151.94148.544
    Table 1. Actual and theoretical atomic percentages of different elements on the surfaces of Mn1.06-xGexTe (x=0-0.04)
    SampleA/(×10-42, s3) B/(×10-17, s∙K-1) C/(×10-16, s) l/nm
    Mn1.06Te 91.503.09500
    Mn1.02Ge0.04Te 221.506.49300
    Table 2. Parameters used to calculate lattice thermal conductivity based on Callaway model
    Xunuo LOU, Houquan DENG, Shuang LI, Qingtang ZHANG, Wenjie XIONG, Guodong TANG. Thermal and Electrcial Transport Properities of Ge Doped MnTe Thermoelectrics[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(2): 209
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