Thermal stability and electrical transport properties of Ge/Sn-codoped single crystalline β-Zn4Sb3 prepared by the Sn-flux method

Thermal stability and electrical transport properties of Ge/Sn-codoped single crystalline β-Zn₄Sb₃ prepared by the Sn-flux method

Liu Hong-xia¹, Deng Shu-ping¹, Li De-cong², Shen Lan-xian¹, Deng Shu-kang^{1, †}

(color online) Powder XRD patterns of the samples (a) and lattice parameters as a function of Ge content x (b) prepared by Sn-flux method based on the nominal stoichiometric ratios of Zn_4.4Sb₃Ge_xSn₃ (x = 0–0.15).