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Bi2Te3 hexagonal nanoplates and thermoelectric properties of n-type Bi2Te3 nanocomposites
Bi2Te3 plate-like crystals with homogeneous hexagonal morphology were rapidly synthesized using a microwave assisted wet chemical method in 30 min. These Bi2Te3 nanoplates possessed a fixed edge with a length of ~0.5-2 mum, and the thickness was less than ~100 nm. The n-type Bi2Te3 nanocomposites we...
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Published in: | Journal of physics. D, Applied physics Applied physics, 2007-10, Vol.40 (19), p.5975-5979 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | Bi2Te3 plate-like crystals with homogeneous hexagonal morphology were rapidly synthesized using a microwave assisted wet chemical method in 30 min. These Bi2Te3 nanoplates possessed a fixed edge with a length of ~0.5-2 mum, and the thickness was less than ~100 nm. The n-type Bi2Te3 nanocomposites were prepared by consolidating mixtures of these nanoplates and mechanically alloyed powders using plasma activated sintering, and the effect of nanoplate addition on the thermoelectric properties of the nanocomposites was investigated. When the content of the doped nanoplates was 15 wt%, the lattice thermal conductivity of the Bi2Te3 nanocomposites decreased by 18% compared with that of the undoped compounds. A preliminary investigation showed that nanopowder addition was an effective way to decrease the thermal conductivity and increase the thermoelectric efficiency. |
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ISSN: | 0022-3727 1361-6463 |
DOI: | 10.1088/0022-3727/40/19/029 |