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Thermoelectric Properties of Layered Compounds and Multicomponent Solid Solutions in the Pseudoternary System Sb2Te3–PbTe–Bi2Te3

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The thermoelectric properties of layered compounds and solid solutions in the Sb2Te3–PbTe–Bi2Te3 system have been studied in a wide temperature range. The quaternary compounds and multicomponent solid solutions in this system have been shown to have a very low lattice thermal conductivity. The electrical conductivity of all the materials decreases with increasing temperature. All of the materials have been shown to be n-type. The layered compounds and multicomponent solid solutions have high thermoelectric efficiency, which makes them promising n-type thermoelectric materials.

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Original Russian Text © G.R. Gurbanov, 2018, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2018, Vol. 54, No. 1, pp. 19–23.

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Gurbanov, G.R. Thermoelectric Properties of Layered Compounds and Multicomponent Solid Solutions in the Pseudoternary System Sb2Te3–PbTe–Bi2Te3. Inorg Mater 54, 17–20 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168518010041

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