1. Compensation of Zn substitution and secondary phase controls effective mass and weighted mobility in In and Ga co-doped ZnO material
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Oanh Kieu Truong Le, Anh Tuan Thanh Pham, Ngoc Kim Pham, Trang Huyen Cao Pham, Truong Huu Nguyen, Dung Van Hoang, Hanh Kieu Thi Ta, Dai Cao Truong, Hoa Thi Lai, Thuy Dieu Thi Ung, Vinh Cao Tran, and Thang Bach Phan
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Thermoelectrics ,In and Ga co-Doped ZnO ,Secondary phase ,Zn substitution ,DOS effective Mass ,Weighted mobility ,Materials of engineering and construction. Mechanics of materials ,TA401-492 - Abstract
Conductivity σ and thermal conductivity κ are directly related to carrier concentration while Seebeck coefficient S is inversely proportional to carrier concentration. Therefore, improving thermoelectric (TE) performance is challenging. Here, the first-time analysis of secondary phase-controlled TE performance in terms of density-of-state effective mass md∗, weighted mobility μw and quality factor B is discussed in ZnO system. The results show that the secondary spinel phase Ga2O3(ZnO)9 not only impacts on κ but also on σ and S at high temperature, while the effect of carrier concentration seem to be dominant at low temperature. For the high-spinel-segregation sample, a compensation of dopant atoms from the spinel to substitutional sites in the ZnO matrix at high temperature leads to a low decreased rate of temperature-dependent md∗. The compensation process also induces a band sharpening, a small μw reduction, and a large B enhancement. As a result, In and Ga co-doped ZnO bulk with the highest spinel segregation achieves the greatest PF improvement by 112.8%, owing to enhanced Seebeck coefficient by 110% as compared to the good Zn-substitution sample.
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- 2021
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