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Is LiI a Potential Dopant Candidate to Enhance the Thermoelectric Performance in Sb-Free GeTe Systems? A Prelusive Study

Takao Mori

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As a workable substitute for toxic PbTe-based thermoelectrics, GeTe-based materials are emanating as reliable alternatives. To assess the suitability of LiI as a dopant in thermoelectric GeTe, a prelusive study of thermoelectric properties of GeTe 1−x LiI x (x = 0-0.02) alloys processed by Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) are presented in this short communication. A maximum thermoelectric figure of merit, zT~1.2, was attained at 773 K for 2 mol% LiI-doped GeTe composition, thanks to the combined benefits of a noted reduction in the thermal conductivity and a marginally improved power factor. The scattering of heat carrying phonons due to the presumable formation of Li-induced "pseudo-vacancies" and nano-precipitates contributed to the conspicuous suppression of lattice thermal conductivity, and consequently boosted the zT of the Sb-free (GeTe) 0.98 (LiI) 0.02 sample when compared to that of pristine GeTe and Sb-rich (GeTe) x (LiSbTe 2) 2 compounds that were reported earlier.

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hal-02991412 , version 1 (09-11-2020)

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Bhuvanesh Srinivasan, David Berthebaud, Takao Mori. Is LiI a Potential Dopant Candidate to Enhance the Thermoelectric Performance in Sb-Free GeTe Systems? A Prelusive Study. Energies, 2020, 13 (3), pp.643. ⟨10.3390/en13030643⟩. ⟨hal-02991412⟩

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