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Optimizing Room-Temperature Thermoelectric Performance of n-Type Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3.

ABSTRACT: Bi₂Te₃-based compounds are exclusive commercial thermoelectric materials around room temperature. For n-type compounds, optimal thermoelectric properties are normally obtained at temperatures higher than room temperature to suppress the bipolar effect through increased carrier concentration. We find that doping with trace amounts of Cd and the addition of excess Bi are effective ways to optimize carrier concentration and achieve enhanced room-temperature thermoelectric performance for the Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 alloy in this work. For the Cd-doped samples, the replacement of Cd with Bi leads to not only a significant decrease in electron concentration but also apparently reduces the total thermal conductivity. The addition of excess Bi in the samples creates a Bi-rich synthetic atmosphere during the synthesis process, leading to increased Bi_Te antisite defects, decreased electron concentration, and reduced total thermal conductivity. Doping a small amount of Cd or adding excess Bi causes optimal thermoelectric performance of the n-type Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 sample shifts obviously toward low temperatures, and the samples with 0.4 atom % Cd and 0.8 atom % excess Bi achieve maximum zT of ∼0.97 at 448 K and ∼0.88 at 348 K, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Li Q

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