Jinze Zhai
Shandong University
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Journal of Materials Chemistry | 2017
Hongchao Wang; Junphil Hwang; Chao Zhang; Teng Wang; Wenbin Su; Hoon Kim; Jungwon Kim; Jinze Zhai; Xue Wang; Hwanjoo Park; Woochul Kim; Chunlei Wang
SnTe alloys, which have the same crystal structure as PbTe, have attracted increasing attention. Here, we demonstrate that the synergistic effect of band structure modification and chemical bond softening can be realized simultaneously in In & Mn doped SnTe bulk alloys. The Seebeck coefficient and power factor are synergistically improved by co-doping of In and Mn. In doping is known to introduce a resonance level. Mn doping reduces the separation of light- and heavy-valence bands. The combination of these effects significantly enhances the Seebeck coefficient at room temperature owing to around a factor of five times increase in the band effective mass. The reduction of thermal conductivity is from the decrease of both the electronic and phononic parts. The electronic thermal conductivity is decreased by the increase in defect scattering, as can be confirmed by the carrier mobility. The force constant of the bonds around the Te site is decreased due to the co-doping of In & Mn, which indicates that the chemical bonds are softened, which leads to low sound velocity and lower lattice thermal conductivity. As a result, the peak thermoelectric figure of merit, zT = 1.03 has been achieved for Sn0.89In0.01Mn0.1Te at 923 K. This strategy of using the synergistic effect of band structure modification and chemical bond softening could be applicable to other thermoelectric materials.
Inorganic Chemistry | 2018
Teng Wang; Pengfei Nan; Hongchao Wang; Wenbin Su; A. Sotelo; Jinze Zhai; Xue Wang; Yazhou Ran; Tingting Chen; Chunlei Wang
Perovskite manganite Ca0.9R0.1MnO3-δ (R = Dy, Yb) ceramics have been synthesized by a traditional solid-state reaction with multicalcination processes. A heterogeneous microstructure including large and small micrometer-sized grains, coherent interfaces, and oxygen defects has been formed with optimized calcination time. The carrier concentration of the third-calcined samples is enhanced approximately 3 times compared with those synthesized through conventional methods. Thus, the electrical resistivity of the third-calcined Ca0.9R0.1MnO3-δ (R = Dy, Yb) ceramic samples obviously decreases, leading to a higher power factor. Additionally, the thermal conductivity is also reduced by multiscale scattering of the heterogeneous structure. The lowest lattice thermal conductivities of Dy- or Yb-doped samples are 1.24 and 1.22 W m-1 K-1, respectively. Thus, the high thermoelectric performance for Ca0.9R0.1MnO3-δ (R = Dy, Yb) has been achieved by the multicalcination process. The highest figure of merit is almost 30% higher than that of the first-calcined samples. Therefore, a heterogeneous microstructure formed by optimized multicalcination can effectively optimize the thermoelectric performance of oxides.
Dalton Transactions | 2018
Tingting Chen; Hongchao Wang; Wenbin Su; fahad Mehmood; Teng Wang; Jinze Zhai; Xue Wang; Chunlei Wang
High figures of merit of n-type Pb1-xBixTe alloys have been achieved by rapid synthesis at low temperature. The effects of Bi dopant and microwave hydrothermal technology on microstructure and thermoelectric performance have been studied. The solid solubility limit of Bi in PbTe is between x = 0.02 and 0.03. Homogenous nanopowders of about 70 nm have been synthesized by the microwave hydrothermal method. When followed by hot pressing, sub-microscale grain sizes are also formed for Pb1-xBixTe alloys. With increase in Bi, the carrier concentration is improved within the solubility limit. This leads to low electrical resistivity and higher power factor at high temperature. A higher power factor of 8.5 μW cm-1 K-2 is obtained for x = 0.02 sample at 623 K. In addition, the introduction of Bi effectively prohibits the p-n transition and bipolar thermal conductivity of pristine PbTe. Thus, a low lattice thermal conductivity of 0.68 W m-1 K-1 is achieved at 673 K, combining scattering of alloys, grain boundaries, dislocations and defects. As a result, the highest peak figure of merit, i.e., zT = 0.62 at 673 K is achieved for Pb0.98Bi0.02Te sample, which is comparable with that of Bi-doped PbTe alloys synthesized by the conventional melting method. Thus, the right synthesis conditions of the microwave hydrothermal method can rapidly result in thermoelectric materials with comparable figures of merit.
Ceramics International | 2016
Yi Li; Jian Liu; Yacui Zhang; Yucheng Zhou; Jichao Li; Wenbin Su; Jinze Zhai; Hongchao Wang; Chunlei Wang
Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2016
Yucheng Zhou; C.L. Wang; Wen-Bin Su; J. Liu; H.C. Wang; Jingxin Li; Yunguo Li; Jinze Zhai; Yongrui Zhang; L. M. Mei
Journal of The European Ceramic Society | 2017
Yi Li; Jian Liu; Yacui Zhang; Yufei Chen; Jichao Li; Wenbin Su; Hongchao Wang; Jinze Zhai; Teng Wang; Chunlei Wang
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | 2017
Jinze Zhai; Hongchao Wang; Wenbin Su; Jian Liu; Yucheng Zhou; Teng Wang; Yi Li; Yacui Zhang; Chunlei Wang
Inorganic chemistry frontiers | 2018
Hongchao Wang; Teng Wang; Junphil Hwang; Wenbin Su; Hoon Kim; Jinze Zhai; Xue Wang; Chunlei Wang; Woochul Kim
Renewable Energy | 2019
Xue Wang; Hongchao Wang; Wenbin Su; Jinze Zhai; Teng Wang; Tingting Chen; fahad Mehmood; Chunlei Wang
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics | 2018
Matiullah; Chunlei Wang; Wenbin Su; Zaman A; Ikram Ullah; Jinze Zhai; D. K. Liu