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  • Materials Science
  • Solid State Physics
  • Nanotechnology

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  • Reducing lattice thermal conductivity is crucial for thermoelectric materials, but structural defects often harm carrier mobility, limiting overall efficiency.
  • Simultaneously achieving strong phonon scattering and high carrier mobility is a key challenge in thermoelectric research.
  • Defect engineering offers a promising route to independently tune electrical and thermal transport properties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a high-performance thermoelectric system by integrating multiple defect types in lead selenide-telluride alloys.
  • To investigate the impact of vacancy, dislocation, and nanoprecipitate architecture on phonon scattering and carrier mobility.
  • To optimize the composition (Pb0.95(Sb0.033□0.017)Se1- yTe y) for enhanced thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT).

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of Pb0.95(Sb0.033□0.017)Se1- yTe y alloys with varying Te content (y = 0-0.4).
  • Integration of point defects, vacancy-driven dislocations, and Te-induced nanoprecipitates.
  • Characterization using atomic resolution scanning transmission electron microscopy to reveal defect formation mechanisms.
  • Measurement of thermal conductivity, carrier mobility, and power factor to evaluate thermoelectric performance.

Main Results:

  • A unique defect architecture combining point defects, dislocations, and nanoprecipitates was successfully integrated.
  • Lattice thermal conductivity was reduced to approximately 0.4 W m-1 K-1, approaching the amorphous limit.
  • Te alloying increased nanoprecipitates (impeding phonons) and decreased dislocations (scattering electrons and phonons), enhancing electron mobility.
  • The optimized composition Pb0.95(Sb0.033□0.017)Se0.6Te0.4 achieved a peak ZT of ~1.5 at 823 K, a significant improvement over Pb0.95(Sb0.033□0.017)Se (ZT ~0.9).

Conclusions:

  • Defect engineering is a powerful strategy for independently optimizing electrical and thermal transport in thermoelectric materials.
  • The developed defect architecture effectively scatters phonons across a wide frequency range while maintaining high carrier mobility.
  • Pb0.95(Sb0.033□0.017)Se0.6Te0.4 demonstrates excellent thermoelectric performance, highlighting its potential for practical applications.