Multiple valence bands convergence and strong phonon scattering lead to high thermoelectric performance in p-type PbSe

Power generation from heat to electricity can be realized by thermoelectric materials. Here, the authors improve the thermoelectric properties in PbSe enabled by multiple bands convergence and strong phonon scattering.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yingcai Zhu, Dongyang Wang, Tao Hong, Lei Hu, Toshiaki Ina, Shaoping Zhan, Bingchao Qin, Haonan Shi, Lizhong Su, Xiang Gao, Li-Dong Zhao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31939-4