Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport
Thallium telluride Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbxTe6 nano compound doped with different concentration ratios of Sb (x = 0.63, 0.65, 0.66, 0.68, 0.70, or 0.72) was prepared using solid-state techniques, and the compound was heated up to 550 K in vacuum silica tubes. The structure of the nano system was studied u...
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| author | Sabir Khan Wiqar H. Shah M. Tufail Akhtar Ali Sayed M. Eldin Naveed Imran Naveed Imran Muhammad Sohail |
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| description | Thallium telluride Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbxTe6 nano compound doped with different concentration ratios of Sb (x = 0.63, 0.65, 0.66, 0.68, 0.70, or 0.72) was prepared using solid-state techniques, and the compound was heated up to 550 K in vacuum silica tubes. The structure of the nano system was studied using XRD and EDX. It was confirmed that, without any other impurities, the nano system had a single-phase tetragonal crystal structure. The measured Seebeck coefficient (S) of all nano compounds showed that S increased with increase in temperature from 300 to 550 K. S was positive at all temperatures, showing characteristics of a p-type semiconductor. The complex behaviour of S in an Sb-doped nano system showed that at low temperature (room temperature), S first decreased with an increase in Sb concentration up to x = 0.65 and then increased with an increase in the Sb dopant up to x = 0.72. Similarly, electrical conductivity (σ) decreased with an increase in temperature, and the power factor showed complex behaviour relative to Sb concentration. The power factor observed for Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nano compound increased with an increase in temperature, within a temperature range of 300–550 K. Tellurides are semiconductors of very narrow band-gap, with component elements in common oxidation states, according to (Tl+9) (Sb3+) (Te2-)6. The phase range was also assessed, and results demonstrated that different Sb dopant ratios were associated with differences in properties (e.g., electrical, thermal, and Seebeck effect) and hence variation in power factor. These results indicate a route through which the thermoelectric characteristics of Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbxTe6-based nano materials were harnessed for the development of thermoelectric and electronic applications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c8e3d183dad94b8e9420cf887aac03e32023-02-08T06:14:29ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Materials2296-80162023-02-011010.3389/fmats.2023.11080481108048Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transportSabir Khan0Wiqar H. Shah1M. Tufail2Akhtar Ali3Sayed M. Eldin4Naveed Imran5Naveed Imran6Muhammad Sohail7Department of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, PakistanDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, International Islamic University, Islamabad, PakistanCenter of Research, Faculty of Engineering, Future University in Egypt New Cairo, New Cairo, EgyptHITEC School and Colleges, HIT Taxila Cant, Islamabad, PakistanInstitute of Space Technology, Islamabad, PakistanKhwaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Rahim Yar Khan, PakistanThallium telluride Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbxTe6 nano compound doped with different concentration ratios of Sb (x = 0.63, 0.65, 0.66, 0.68, 0.70, or 0.72) was prepared using solid-state techniques, and the compound was heated up to 550 K in vacuum silica tubes. The structure of the nano system was studied using XRD and EDX. It was confirmed that, without any other impurities, the nano system had a single-phase tetragonal crystal structure. The measured Seebeck coefficient (S) of all nano compounds showed that S increased with increase in temperature from 300 to 550 K. S was positive at all temperatures, showing characteristics of a p-type semiconductor. The complex behaviour of S in an Sb-doped nano system showed that at low temperature (room temperature), S first decreased with an increase in Sb concentration up to x = 0.65 and then increased with an increase in the Sb dopant up to x = 0.72. Similarly, electrical conductivity (σ) decreased with an increase in temperature, and the power factor showed complex behaviour relative to Sb concentration. The power factor observed for Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nano compound increased with an increase in temperature, within a temperature range of 300–550 K. Tellurides are semiconductors of very narrow band-gap, with component elements in common oxidation states, according to (Tl+9) (Sb3+) (Te2-)6. The phase range was also assessed, and results demonstrated that different Sb dopant ratios were associated with differences in properties (e.g., electrical, thermal, and Seebeck effect) and hence variation in power factor. These results indicate a route through which the thermoelectric characteristics of Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbxTe6-based nano materials were harnessed for the development of thermoelectric and electronic applications.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2023.1108048/fullSb-doped thermoelectric materialsSeebeck coefficientthermoelectric materialselectrical conductivitypower factor |
| spellingShingle | Sabir Khan Wiqar H. Shah M. Tufail Akhtar Ali Sayed M. Eldin Naveed Imran Naveed Imran Muhammad Sohail Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport Frontiers in Materials Sb-doped thermoelectric materials Seebeck coefficient thermoelectric materials electrical conductivity power factor |
| title | Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| title_full | Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| title_fullStr | Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| title_short | Sb-doped Tl8.67 Sn1.33-xSbx Te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| title_sort | sb doped tl8 67 sn1 33 xsbx te6 nanoparticles improve power factor and electronic charge transport |
| topic | Sb-doped thermoelectric materials Seebeck coefficient thermoelectric materials electrical conductivity power factor |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmats.2023.1108048/full |
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