Extraordinary role of Hg in enhancing the thermoelectric performance of p-type SnTe

• DOI: 10.1039/c4ee01463d
• Publication Date: 2014-10-23T20:39:53Z
• Authors: Gangjian Tan; Fengyuan Shi; Jeff W. Doak; Hui Sun; Li-Dong Zhao; Pengli Wang; Ctirad Uher; Chris Wolverton; Vinayak P. Dravid; Mercouri G. Kanat...
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology

Increased band degeneracy<italic>via</italic>Hg doping in SnTe boosts both the maximum and average<italic>ZT</italic>.