• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 37, Issue 10, 1079 (2022)
PeiAn REN, Cong WANG, Peng ZI, Qirui TAO, Xianli SU*, and Xinfeng TANG*
Author Affiliations
  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Material Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20220039 Cite this Article
    PeiAn REN, Cong WANG, Peng ZI, Qirui TAO, Xianli SU, Xinfeng TANG. Effect of Te and In Co-doping on Thermoelectric Properties of Cu2SnSe3 Compounds [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(10): 1079 Copy Citation Text show less
    Powder XRD patterns of Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples after PAS sintering (a) and corresponding enlarge view near 2θ=53° (b)
    1. Powder XRD patterns of Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples after PAS sintering (a) and corresponding enlarge view near 2θ=53° (b)
    Field emission scanning electron microscopies of freshly fractured surfaces of samples Cu2SnSe3 (a) and Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1 (b)
    2. Field emission scanning electron microscopies of freshly fractured surfaces of samples Cu2SnSe3 (a) and Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1 (b)
    Backscattered electron images of the polished surfaces for samples Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1 (a) and Cu2SnSe2.85Te0.15 (b) with elemental distribution mappings of Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1(c-f)
    3. Backscattered electron images of the polished surfaces for samples Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1 (a) and Cu2SnSe2.85Te0.15 (b) with elemental distribution mappings of Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.1(c-f)
    Temperature dependent electrical conductivity (a), Seebeck coefficient (b) and power factor (c) of Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    4. Temperature dependent electrical conductivity (a), Seebeck coefficient (b) and power factor (c) of Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    Relationship between carrier concentration and Seebeck coefficient for Cu2SnSe3-xTex and Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    5. Relationship between carrier concentration and Seebeck coefficient for Cu2SnSe3-xTex and Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    Temperature dependent thermal conductivity for Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    6. Temperature dependent thermal conductivity for Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    Temperature dependent ZT for Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    7. Temperature dependent ZT for Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples
    Temperature dependent electrical conductivity (a), Seebeck coefficient (b) and power factor (c) for Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    8. Temperature dependent electrical conductivity (a), Seebeck coefficient (b) and power factor (c) for Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    Temperature dependent thermal conductivity (a) and ZT (b) for Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    9. Temperature dependent thermal conductivity (a) and ZT (b) for Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples
    Sampleσ/(×104, S·m-1) S/ (μV·K-1) n/(×1017, cm-3) μ/(cm2· V-1·s-1)
    Cu2SnSe30.02472.186.2524.92
    Cu2SnSe2.99Te0.010.08408.0724.3421.04
    Cu2SnSe2.96Te0.040.13294.1253.7715.68
    Cu2SnSe2.93Te0.070.07402.6240.2910.14
    Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.10.11298.2159.6311.67
    Cu2SnSe2.85Te0.150.10356.4921.2727.98
    Cu2SnSe2.8Te0.20.13241.7324.0521.64
    Table 1. Electrical conductivities (σ), Seebeck coefficients (S), carrier concentrations (n) and carrier mobilities (μ) of Cu2SnSe3-xTex samples at room temperature
    Sampleσ/(×104, S·m-1) S/ (μV·K-1) n/(×1019, cm-3) μ/(cm2·V-1·s-1)
    Cu2SnSe2.9Te0.10.11298.210.5911.68
    Cu2Sn0.995In0.005Se2.9Te0.10.97220.504.3513.95
    Cu2Sn0.99In0.01Se2.9Te0.11.26185.797.1510.99
    Cu2Sn0.985In0.015Se2.9Te0.11.50159.4711.368.25
    Cu2Sn0.98In0.02Se2.9Te0.11.67152.9110.5410.08
    Cu2Sn0.975In0.025Se2.9Te0.12.07130.3920.606.28
    Cu2Sn0.97In0.03Se2.9Te0.12.27120.3520.007.09
    Table 2. Electrical conductivities (σ), Seebeck coefficients (S), carrier concentrations (n) and carrier mobilities (μ) of Cu2Sn1-yInySe2.9Te0.1 samples at room temperature
    PeiAn REN, Cong WANG, Peng ZI, Qirui TAO, Xianli SU, Xinfeng TANG. Effect of Te and In Co-doping on Thermoelectric Properties of Cu2SnSe3 Compounds [J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2022, 37(10): 1079
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