Synergistic Optimization of Thermoelectric Performance in P-Type Bi0.48Sb1.52Te3/Graphene Composite
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Synthesis of BiSbTe/Graphene Powders and Bulk Materials
2.2. Materials Characterizations
2.3 Thermoelectric Properties Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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x | S | RH | σ | n | μ | m* |
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0 | 211 | 0.235 | 1.0 | 2.66 | 235 | 0.85 |
0.05 | 204 | 0.202 | 1.15 | 3.09 | 231 | 0.92 |
0.1 | 206 | 0.192 | 1.04 | 3.25 | 203 | 0.96 |
0.15 | 215 | 0.215 | 0.95 | 2.91 | 201 | 0.92 |
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Xie, D.; Xu, J.; Liu, G.; Liu, Z.; Shao, H.; Tan, X.; Jiang, J.; Jiang, H. Synergistic Optimization of Thermoelectric Performance in P-Type Bi0.48Sb1.52Te3/Graphene Composite. Energies 2016, 9, 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9040236
Xie D, Xu J, Liu G, Liu Z, Shao H, Tan X, Jiang J, Jiang H. Synergistic Optimization of Thermoelectric Performance in P-Type Bi0.48Sb1.52Te3/Graphene Composite. Energies. 2016; 9(4):236. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9040236
Chicago/Turabian StyleXie, Dewen, Jingtao Xu, Guoqiang Liu, Zhu Liu, Hezhu Shao, Xiaojian Tan, Jun Jiang, and Haochuan Jiang. 2016. "Synergistic Optimization of Thermoelectric Performance in P-Type Bi0.48Sb1.52Te3/Graphene Composite" Energies 9, no. 4: 236. https://doi.org/10.3390/en9040236