Fundamental and progress of Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials*

Project supported by the Australian Research Council. Zhi-Gang Chen thanks the USQ start-up grant and strategic research grant.

Hong Min1, 2, Chen Zhi-Gang1, 2, †, Zou Jin2, 3, ‡
       

(color online) (a) Determined η with nH ranging from 1018 cm−3 to 1021 cm−3 for evenly selected seven Eg values from 0.1 eV to 0.5 eV. Correspondingly calculated (b) S, (c) μH, and (d) S2σ as a function of nH for different Eg values.