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SUBMITTER: Pan Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5700642 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pan Yu Y Aydemir Umut U Sun Fu-Hua FH Wu Chao-Feng CF Chasapis Thomas C TC Snyder G Jeffrey GJ Li Jing-Feng JF
Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) 20170811 11
Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>3</sub> thermoelectric materials are utilized for refrigeration for decades, while their application of energy harvesting requires stable thermoelectric and mechanical performances at elevated temperatures. This work reveals that a steady <i>zT</i> of ≈0.85 at 200 to 300 °C can be achieved by doping small amounts of copper iodide (CuI) in Bi<sub>2</sub>Te<sub>2.2</sub>Se<sub>0.8</sub>-silicon carbide (SiC) composites, where SiC nanodispersion enhances the flexural strength. ...[more]