Band engineering and precipitation enhance thermoelectric performance of SnTe with Zn-doping
Chen Zhiyu1, Wang Ruifeng2, 3, Wang Guoyu2, 3, Zhou Xiaoyuan4, Wang Zhengshang1, Yin Cong1, Hu Qing1, Zhou Binqiang5, Tang Jun1, 6, ‡, Ang Ran1, 6, †
       

(color online) Temperature-dependent (a) total thermal conductivity κ and (b) lattice thermal conductivity κ l for all samples. (c) The κ l as a function of 1000/T for pristine SnTe. The solid line represents linear fitting, and deviation of thermal conductivity indicates the contribution of bipolar diffusion κ bip . Inset: the κ bip as a function of Zn content x. (d) Room temperature κ l as a function of x. The solid line corresponds to the prediction of κ l according to the Debye–Callaway model. (e) and (f) SEM images for the samples with x=0.02 and 0.04, respectively.