New materials for thermoelectric generators based on PbTe-MnTe and PbTe-CdTe semiconductor alloys and nanocomposites

• Authors: T. Story , K. Dybko , P. Dziawa , A. Mycielski , A. Szczerbakow , M. Szot
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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New trends in the field of thermoelectrics are discussed for PbTe-based semiconductor thermoelectric materials exhibiting density of states engineering effects strongly enhancing thermoelectric power (PbMnTe) and spontaneous formation of nano-scale two-phase crystal structures (PbTeCdTe) – technologically scalable realization of electron crystal - phonon glass concept of new thermoelectric materials.

Discipline

• 87.19.ly: Energetics

• Publisher: Polskie Stowarzyszenie Wodoru i Ogniw Paliwowych
• Journal: Biuletyn Polskiego Stowarzyszenia Wodoru i Ogniw Paliwowych
• Year: 2011
• Issue: 6
• Pages: 64-69

Contributors

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T. Story

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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K. Dybko

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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P. Dziawa

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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A. Mycielski

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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A. Szczerbakow

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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M. Szot

• Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, al. Lotników 32/46, 02-668 Warsaw, Poland

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