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Sn Doped FeNbSb Half-Heusler Compounds for Tuning Thermoelectric Performance

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p-Type FeNbSb-based half-Heusler compounds exhibit promising thermoelectric (TE) performance under high temperatures. Herein, the optimal sintering temperature and pressure of these compounds were determined. Sintering temperature can affect relative density, and consequently, improve TE performance. In addition, a series of Sn-doped FeNbSb compounds was prepared in accordance with the optimal sintering temperature and pressure. Results showed that Sn optimized the power factor and reduced lattice thermal conductivity by enhancing point defect phonon scattering. A high ZT of 0.66 was attained at 923 K for FeNbSb0.84Sn0.16. The findings of this study lay the foundation for reducing the thermal conductivity of FeNbSb-based compounds.

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This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51871240) and the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents (No. BX201700132).

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  1. Bei**g Key Laboratory of Failure, Corrosion, and Protection of Oil/Facilities and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum, Bei**g, 102249, People’s Republic of China

    Luo Yue, Shuqi Zheng, Wenlin Cui, Lijun Wang & Liqiang Chen

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, People’s Republic of China

    Teng Fang

  3. Materials Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, 4072, Australia

    Lijun Wang

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Tsinghua University, Bei**g, 100084, People’s Republic of China

    Pengpeng Bai

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Yue, L., Zheng, S., Cui, W. et al. Sn Doped FeNbSb Half-Heusler Compounds for Tuning Thermoelectric Performance. J. Electron. Mater. 49, 2862–2871 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-019-07919-8

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