First-Principle Calculation of Bi2Te3-Based Thermoelectric Materials

  • Ge Tian
  • , Chunping Niu
  • , Hailong He
  • , Tao Xiong
  • , Yuqian Zhang
  • , Yi Wu
  • , Mingzhe Rong
  • , Haoyang Tian

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Abstract

Thermoelectric materials have received a lot of attention due to their unique ability to convert waste heat into electricity directly, and the thermoelectric figure of merit zT is the main criterion for characterizing the performance of thermoelectric materials. In this paper, Bi2Te3-based materials are investigated using the first-principle calculation software VASP, and the energy band structures of Bi2Te3, BiSbTe3, and Sb2Te3 have been calculated and analyzed under the consideration of SOC. The results show that the Bi2Te3-based materials are heavily affected by SOC, which provides further understanding of the high thermoelectric figure of merit of Bi2Te3-based materials. The defect formation energy of the p-type Sb2Te3 has been also calculated and the result is analyzed with Yb element doped to form a point defect, and the result of the study shows the possible occupancy of the dopant atom, which provides guidance for experiments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationThe Proceedings of 2023 4th International Symposium on Insulation and Discharge Computation for Power Equipment (IDCOMPU2023) - Volume 3
EditorsXuzhu Dong, Li Cai
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages283-291
Number of pages9
ISBN (Print)9789819974047
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024
Event4th International Symposium on Insulation and Discharge Computation for Power Equipment, IDCOMPU 2023 - Wuhan, China
Duration: 26 May 202328 May 2023

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
Volume1102 LNEE
ISSN (Print)1876-1100
ISSN (Electronic)1876-1119

Conference

Conference4th International Symposium on Insulation and Discharge Computation for Power Equipment, IDCOMPU 2023
Country/TerritoryChina
CityWuhan
Period26/05/2328/05/23

Keywords

  • BiTe
  • First-principles calculation
  • Semiconductor doping
  • Thermoelectric materials

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