The high thermopower of the Zintl compound Sr5Sn2As6 over a wide temperature range: first-principles calculations

• DOI: 10.1039/c4ta02452d
• Publication Date: 2014-07-16T09:11:48Z
• Authors: Dong Bao Luo; Yuan Xu Wang; Yu Li Yan; Gui Yang; Jue Ming Yang
• Keywords: 02 engineering and technology; 0210 nano-technology; 7. Clean energy

The highest ZT value of n-type Sr5Sn2As6 at 950 K appears at a carrier concentration of 9.4 × 19 e cm−3.