1、two effective approaches that optimize TE performance
One is band engineering, which is performed to enhance the PF through elemental doping at the atomic/molecular scale. Although the electronic band feature is an intrinsic property of a given TE material, it can be modified to some degree. The distortion of the electronic density of states (DOS) can effectively increase α, maintaining a relatively high σ. The charge density wave instability approach creates a high α . Large valley degeneracies and multiple electronic valence bands also provide high α and σ values.
The other approach is phonon engineering, which mainly reduces by improving interfacial scattering at the nanometer scale. In order to reduce κ, in particular , the enhancement of phonon scattering by the introduction of grain boundaries and defects is regarded as a useful method. Giant anharmonic vibration can also decrease . All scale hierarchical architectures usually scatter phonons with long mean free paths . In addition, an intrinsically low κ is also required in some copper chalcogenides due to the liquid-like behavior of copper ions
2、对于热电材料中存在磁性的粒子的影响:
磁性的粒子将会存在一个微观的磁场,这个微观的磁场将会对载流子产生影响。由于这个微观磁场方向的不确定,载流子的速度方向至少有3中,第一种是与磁场的方向平行,这种载流子将不会受到微观磁场的影响;第二种是与磁场垂直,这种粒子将会受到洛伦兹力的影响,将会走圆形路径;第三种是与磁场既有平行的方向,又有垂直的方向,将会走螺旋线的方向。因此,存在磁性的粒子将会改变载流子的浓度,进而影响S和。同时磁性粒子将会造成载流子的散射,减少。
3、超顺磁增强热电性能
(1)超顺磁的的行为
- 单畴粒子在任何磁场中都能够被均一的磁化
- 推导:什么情况下能够变成超顺磁态
(2)电子的多重散射行为
- If the reversal time of the magnetic moment is shorter than that of the measurement scale under an external magnetic field, the system is in a superparamagnetic state.Otherwise, it is in a so-called blocked state.
- 是特征时间,是测量时间,是阻塞温度,在阻塞温度以上是超顺磁态
- 由于纳米粒子的超顺磁状态(