中国物理B ›› 2022, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (4): 47307-047307.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/ac20c9

所属专题: TOPICAL REVIEW — Progress in thermoelectric materials and devices

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Research status and performance optimization of medium-temperature thermoelectric material SnTe

Pan-Pan Peng(彭盼盼), Chao Wang(王超), Lan-Wei Li(李岚伟), Shu-Yao Li(李淑瑶), and Yan-Qun Chen(陈艳群)   

  1. Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
  • 收稿日期:2021-06-30 修回日期:2021-08-22 接受日期:2021-08-25 出版日期:2022-03-16 发布日期:2022-03-21
  • 通讯作者: Chao Wang E-mail:wangchao@vip.henu.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    This research was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1504511, 11674083, and 12005194).

Research status and performance optimization of medium-temperature thermoelectric material SnTe

Pan-Pan Peng(彭盼盼), Chao Wang(王超), Lan-Wei Li(李岚伟), Shu-Yao Li(李淑瑶), and Yan-Qun Chen(陈艳群)   

  1. Institute for Computational Materials Science, School of Physics and Electronics, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, China
  • Received:2021-06-30 Revised:2021-08-22 Accepted:2021-08-25 Online:2022-03-16 Published:2022-03-21
  • Contact: Chao Wang E-mail:wangchao@vip.henu.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    This research was sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. U1504511, 11674083, and 12005194).

摘要: Thermoelectric materials have the ability to directly convert heat into electricity, which have been extensively studied for decades to solve global energy shortages and environmental problems. As a medium temperature (400-800 K) thermoelectric material, SnTe has attracted extensive attention as a promising substitute for PbTe due to its non-toxic characteristics. In this paper, the research status of SnTe thermoelectric materials is reviewed, and the strategies to improve its performance are summarized and discussed in terms of electrical and thermal transport properties. This comprehensive discussion will provides guidance and inspiration for the research on SnTe.

关键词: SnTe, thermoelectric materials, electronic transport, thermal conductivity

Abstract: Thermoelectric materials have the ability to directly convert heat into electricity, which have been extensively studied for decades to solve global energy shortages and environmental problems. As a medium temperature (400-800 K) thermoelectric material, SnTe has attracted extensive attention as a promising substitute for PbTe due to its non-toxic characteristics. In this paper, the research status of SnTe thermoelectric materials is reviewed, and the strategies to improve its performance are summarized and discussed in terms of electrical and thermal transport properties. This comprehensive discussion will provides guidance and inspiration for the research on SnTe.

Key words: SnTe, thermoelectric materials, electronic transport, thermal conductivity

中图分类号:  (Thermoelectric effects)

  • 73.50.Lw
72.10.-d (Theory of electronic transport; scattering mechanisms) 72.15.Eb (Electrical and thermal conduction in crystalline metals and alloys) 65.80.-g (Thermal properties of small particles, nanocrystals, nanotubes, and other related systems)