Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of Tellurium via Doping with Antimony and Selenium
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Experimental Procedure
3.1. Sample Preparation
3.2. Physical Measurements
3.3. Computational Method
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
Sample Availability
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Yang, M.; Yang, M.; Li, Y.; Chen, Y.; Song, Y.; Jia, J.; Su, T. Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of Tellurium via Doping with Antimony and Selenium. Molecules 2023, 28, 7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28217287
Yang M, Yang M, Li Y, Chen Y, Song Y, Jia J, Su T. Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of Tellurium via Doping with Antimony and Selenium. Molecules. 2023; 28(21):7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28217287
Chicago/Turabian StyleYang, Manman, Mengxiang Yang, Yimin Li, Yuqi Chen, Yuling Song, Jin Jia, and Taichao Su. 2023. "Optimizing Thermoelectric Performance of Tellurium via Doping with Antimony and Selenium" Molecules 28, no. 21: 7287. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28217287