• Journal of Inorganic Materials
  • Vol. 35, Issue 12, 1373 (2020)
Xingyuan ZHOU, Wei LIU*, Cheng ZHANG, Fuqiang HUA, Min ZHANG, Xianli SU, and Xinfeng TANG*
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  • State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan 430070, China
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    DOI: 10.15541/jim20200135 Cite this Article
    Xingyuan ZHOU, Wei LIU, Cheng ZHANG, Fuqiang HUA, Min ZHANG, Xianli SU, Xinfeng TANG. Optimization of Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Nb-doped Mo1-xWxSeTe Solid Solutions[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(12): 1373 Copy Citation Text show less
    XRD patterns of the prepared Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5) solid solutions
    1. XRD patterns of the prepared Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5) solid solutions
    Temperature dependent lattice thermal conductivities of Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5)
    2. Temperature dependent lattice thermal conductivities of Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5)
    Powder XRD patterns of the prepared Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions
    3. Powder XRD patterns of the prepared Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions
    Temperature dependence of (a) electrical conductivity s, (b) Seebeck coefficient S and (c) power factor PF of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions with inset in (a) showing the impurity states introduced by the Nb doping.
    4. Temperature dependence of (a) electrical conductivity s, (b) Seebeck coefficient S and (c) power factor PF of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions with inset in (a) showing the impurity states introduced by the Nb doping.
    Pisarenko plots for Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) samples compared with the reported data
    5. Pisarenko plots for Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) samples compared with the reported data
    Temperature dependent (a) thermal conductivity κ, (b) lattice thermal conductivity κL and (c) figure of merit ZT for Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions
    6. Temperature dependent (a) thermal conductivity κ, (b) lattice thermal conductivity κL and (c) figure of merit ZT for Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions
    Powder XRD patterns of the prepared Mo1-xWxSeTe (x=0.75 and 1)
    S1. Powder XRD patterns of the prepared Mo1-xWxSeTe (x=0.75 and 1)
    SEM fractured surface morphologies of Mo1-xWxSeTe
    S2. SEM fractured surface morphologies of Mo1-xWxSeTe
    Temperature dependence of (a, d) electrical conductivity σ, (b, e) Seebeck coefficient S, and (c, f) thermal conductivity κ of Mo1-xWxSeTe solid solutions (0≤x≤0.5) measured along the ⊥P and //P directions
    S3. Temperature dependence of (a, d) electrical conductivity σ, (b, e) Seebeck coefficient S, and (c, f) thermal conductivity κ of Mo1-xWxSeTe solid solutions (0≤x≤0.5) measured along the ⊥P and //P directions
    Temperature dependence of (a) electrical conductivity σ, (b) Seebeck coefficient S, (c) power factor PF, (d) thermal conductivity κ, (e) lattice thermal conductivity κL and (f) the ZT values of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions measured along the //P direction
    S4. Temperature dependence of (a) electrical conductivity σ, (b) Seebeck coefficient S, (c) power factor PF, (d) thermal conductivity κ, (e) lattice thermal conductivity κL and (f) the ZT values of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions measured along the //P direction
    Comparison of thermoelectric properties along ⊥p and //P directions among Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe solid solutions with y=0.015 and 0.025 as well as Nb0.05Mo0.95SeTe and Ta0.05Mo0.95Se2 in the previous reports
    S5. Comparison of thermoelectric properties along ⊥p and //P directions among Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe solid solutions with y=0.015 and 0.025 as well as Nb0.05Mo0.95SeTe and Ta0.05Mo0.95Se2 in the previous reports
    SampleActual compositionLattice parameters/nmEg/eV
    x=0MoSe1.02Te1.04a=0.35, c=1.3671.030
    x=0.25Mo0.74W0.25Se0.9Te0.96a=0.3512, c=1.3751.005
    x=0.5Mo0.54W0.46Se0.93Te0.94a=0.3.5, c=1.3710.998
    Table 1. 1 Compositions, cell parameters and optical band gaps of Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5) solid solutions
    SampleActual compositionp/(×1020, cm-3)μ/(cm2·V-1·s-1)σ/(×104, S·m-1)S/(μV·K-1)
    ⊥P//P⊥P//P⊥P//P
    y=0Mo0.54W0.46Se0.93Te0.940.160.790.260.020.0122.442.0
    y=0.005Mo0.53W0.47Se0.99Te1.091.531.371.320.330.3217.215.1
    y=0.015Nb0.03Mo0.51W0.46Se0.93Te0.965.962.952.522.822.4010293.1
    y=0.025Nb0.04Mo0.44W0.52Se0.97Te0.956.615.454.805.765.0765.970.9
    y=0.035Nb0.05Mo0.51W0.43Se0.90Te0.867.635.724.296.985.2453.252.0
    Table 1. Compositions and transport parameters of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions at room temperature
    SampleP0PLF
    x=00.310.710.58
    x=0.250.300.540.34
    x=0.50.290.450.23
    Table 2. 2 LF factors of Mo1-xWxSeTe (0≤x≤0.5) solid solutions
    SampleActual compositionLattice parameters/nm
    Mo0.5W0.5SeTeMo0.54W0.46Se0.93Te0.94a=0.350, c=1.371
    Nb0.01Mo0.495W0.495SeTeMo0.53W0.47Se0.99Te1.09a=0.351, c=1.371
    Nb0.03Mo0.485W0.485SeTeNb0.03Mo0.51W0.46Se0.93Te0.96a=0.351, c=1.370
    Nb0.05Mo0.475W0.475SeTeNb0.04Mo0.44W0.52Se0.97Te0.95a=0.352, c=1.371
    Nb0.07Mo0.465W0.465SeTeNb0.05Mo0.51W0.43Se0.90Te0.86a=0.352, c=1.371
    Table 3. 3 Compositions and cell parameters of Nb2yMo0.5-yW0.5-ySeTe (0≤y≤0.035) solid solutions
    Xingyuan ZHOU, Wei LIU, Cheng ZHANG, Fuqiang HUA, Min ZHANG, Xianli SU, Xinfeng TANG. Optimization of Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Nb-doped Mo1-xWxSeTe Solid Solutions[J]. Journal of Inorganic Materials, 2020, 35(12): 1373
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