Sb2Te3 Nanoparticles with Enhanced Seebeck Coefficient and Low Thermal Conductivity
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Abstract
Nanostructured thermoelectric semiconductors represent a promising new direction that can further increase energy conversion efficiency, which requires the realization of thermoelectric nanocrystals with size comparable to their de Broglie wavelength while maintaining a high electrical conductivity. Here, we demonstrate a new facile process to grow self-assembled Sb2Te3 nanoparticles with controlled particle size and enhanced thermoelectric properties by using a catalyst-free vapor transport growth technique. The samples show much more enhanced Seebeck coefficients than that of bulk Sb2Te3 with similar charge carrier concentration. Meanwhile, the thermal conductivity measurements with pulse photothermal reflectance suggest that the these Sb2Te3 nanoparticle films show much reduced thermal conductivity as compared to that of bulk Sb2Te3. The discussed approach is promising for realizing new types of highly efficient thermoelectric semiconductors.
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