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Tuning Optimum Temperature Range of Bi 2 Te 3 ‐Based Thermoelectric Materials by Defect Engineering
Author(s) -
Zhang Qi,
Fang Teng,
Liu Feng,
Li Airan,
Wu Yehao,
Zhu Tiejun,
Zhao Xinbing
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – an asian journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.18
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1861-471X
pISSN - 1861-4728
DOI - 10.1002/asia.202000793
Subject(s) - thermoelectric materials , materials science , thermoelectric effect , atmospheric temperature range , engineering physics , band gap , optoelectronics , seebeck coefficient , refrigeration , thermodynamics , physics
Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based solid solutions, which have been widely used as thermoelectric (TE) materials for the room temperature TE refrigeration, are also the potential candidates for the power generators with medium and low‐temperature heat sources. Therefore, depending on the applications, Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based materials are expected to exhibit excellent TE properties in different temperature ranges. Manipulating the point defects in Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based materials is an effective and important method to realize this purpose. In this review, we focus on how to optimize the TE properties of Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based TE materials in different temperature ranges by defect engineering. Our calculation results of two‐band model revel that tuning the carrier concentration and band gap, which is easily realized by defects engineering, can obtain better TE properties at different temperatures. Then, the typical paradigms about optimizing the TE properties at different temperatures for n ‐type and p ‐type Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based ZM ingots and polycrystals are discussed in the perspective of defects engineering. This review can provide the guidance to improve the TE properties of Bi 2 Te 3 ‐based materials at different temperatures by defects engineering.