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Binary‐Phased Nanoparticles for Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties
Author(s) -
Zhou Wenwen,
Zhu Jixin,
Li Di,
Hng Huey Hoon,
Boey Freddy Yin Chiang,
Ma Jan,
Zhang Hua,
Yan Qingyu
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200900312
Subject(s) - materials science , nanoparticle , thermoelectric effect , nanotechnology , thermoelectric materials , precipitation , seebeck coefficient , binary number , chemical engineering , thermal conductivity , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , arithmetic , mathematics , meteorology , engineering
Binary‐phased PbTe‐PtTe2 nanoparticles are synthesized by co‐precipitation in a chemical process. These nanoparticles show much enhanced power factors as compared to that of pure PbTe nanoparticles, which may give impact on development of new types of highly efficient thermoelectric materials.