Thermoelectric properties of solid solutions of Bi2(Te1-xSex)3 with x=0.05 and x=0.1 grown by T.H.M.

TitleThermoelectric properties of solid solutions of Bi2(Te1-xSex)3 with x=0.05 and x=0.1 grown by T.H.M.
Publication TypeProceedings Article
Year of Conference1991
AuthorsCarle M, Perrin D, Caillat T, Scherrer S, Scherrer H
Conference NameProceedings of The Tenth International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT91
Series TitleProceedings of the 1991 10th International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT'91
Pagination27-30
PublisherBabrow Press
Conference LocationCardiff, Wales
EditorRowe DM
ISBN Number0-95129286-0-0
KeywordsBismuth Telluride
Abstract

Many authors in the last thirty years have reported results obtained on alloys based on Bi, Te, Sb and Se. From these studies it appears that the Bi2Te3-Bi2Se3 solid solutions are the best n-type materials fro refrigeration at room temperature. Interesting results were obtained but never in a reproducible way. This is due both to the use of halogen dopants and to the growth technique. Indeed, most of the samples were grown by a Bridgman or a Czochralsky method which which do not allow the obtaining of homogeneous ingots. in our previous papers on thermoelectric properties of p-type materials (1) we have shown that Travelling Heater Metho (T.H.M>) is an appropriate technique to get homogeneous ingots with high figure of merit (Z=3.1x10-3 K-1) in a reproducible way. But if we want to apply this technique we must first know the thermodynamical equilibriums of a given solid with a liquid in the Bi-Te-Se terary system. Thus we will present the results obtained for the interesting part of this diagram; from this moment we will be able to grow well defined and homogeneous ingos of Bi2(Te1-xSex)3 with x=0.05 and x=0.1. Then we characterize the samples as a function of stoichiometric deviations. The results will be compared with those performed on Bi2Te3 (2).

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