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Ag(Sb1−x La x )Te2 compounds (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.03, and 0.05) were fabricated to study the effect of La-doping on the thermoelectric properties by using a spark-plasma-sintering process. All specimens were nearly single-phase AgSbTe2 with a small amount of Ag2Te. The La doping in AgSbTe2 resulted in a reduction in the electrical and the thermal conductivity but increased the Seebeck coefficient. A small amount of La doping increased the Seebeck coefficient because of the electron filtering effect. The maximum figure of merit was 1.50 due to the enhanced power factor and extremely low thermal conductivity.
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Min, BK., Kim, BS., Oh, MW. et al. Effect of La-doping on AgSbTe2 thermoelectric compounds. Journal of the Korean Physical Society 68, 164–169 (2016). https://doi.org/10.3938/jkps.68.164
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