Summary of different TE materials under high-temperature conditions
| Materials | Majority carriers | Temperature: K | ZT value | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2O1.96Te.04Se | Electrons | ∼773 | ∼0.69 | Pan et al.142 |
| In0.10Co4Sb12 | — | 573 | ∼0.79 | Wang et al.143 |
| Lead telluride–silicon | Electrons | 675 | 0.90 | Sootsman et al.144 |
| Si80Ge20 | H or E | 1073 | 0.95–1.10 | Joshi et al.,145 Usenko et al.146 |
| Yb0.19Co4Sb12 | Electrons | 600 | ∼1.00 | Nolas et al.147 |
| BiCuSeO | Holes | 923 | ∼1.10 | Li et al.148 |
| In0.25Co4Sb12 | Electrons | 573 | ∼1.20 | He et al.149 |
| Pb9.6Sb0.2Te3Se7 | Electrons | ∼650 | 1.20 | Poudeu et al.150 |
| Na0.48Co4Sb12 | — | 850 | 1.25 | Pei et al.151 |
| Yb0.20Co4Sb12.3 | Electrons | 800 | 1.26 | Li et al.152 |
| NaPb18BiTe20 | Holes | 670 | ∼1.30 | Guéguen et al.153 |
| SiGe | Electrons | 1173 | 1.30 | Wang et al.154 |
| Lead telluride–lead (Pb)–sulfur (S) | Electrons | 750 | 1.40 | Girard et al.155 |
| Lead telluride–lead–antimony | Electrons | 650–700 | 1.40 | Sootsman et al.156 |
| ZrCoBi0.65Sb0.15Sn0.20 | Holes | 973 | ∼1.42 | Zhu et al.157 |
| In4Se2.78 | Electrons | 705 | 1.48 | Rhyee et al.158 |
| FeNbSb | Holes | 1200 | ∼1.50 | Fu et al.159 |
| Tin telluride | Holes | 873 | 1.50 | Li et al.160 |
| Sb2Te2Se | Electrons | 1000 | 1.50 | Xu et al.161 |
| Ag0.8Pb22.5SbTe20 | Electrons | 700 | 1.50 | Zhou et al.162 |
| In4Se2.67Cl0.03 | Electrons | ∼700 | 1.53 | Rhyee et al.163 |
| Sb2Si2Te6/Si2Te3 | Holes | 823 | 1.08–1.65 | Luo et al.,164 Huang and Zhao165 |
| Lead selenide–tin (II) selenide | — | 873 | ∼1.70 | Tang et al.166 |
| Lead telluride–strontium telluride (SrTe) | Holes | ∼800 | 1.70 | Biswas et al.167 |
| Ba0.08La0.05Yb0.04Co4Sb12 | — | 850 | 1.70 | Shi et al.168 |
| Sn0.978Ag0.007S0.25Se0.75 | Holes | 823 | ∼1.75 | Cai et al.169 |
| Ge0.93Bi0.07Te | Holes | 773 | ∼2.00 | Wu et al.170 |
| Na-doped (PbTe)0.86(PbSe)0.07(PbS)0.07 | Holes | 823 | 2.00 | Korkosz et al.171 |
| Pb0.94Na0.02Sr0.04Te | H or E | 800 | ∼2.10 | Kim et al.172 |
| Sn0.97Ge0.03Se | Holes | 873 | ∼2.10 | Chandra and Biswas173 |
| Ge0.93In0.01Bi0.06Te | Holes | 723 | ∼2.10 | Perumal et al.174 |
| Potassium (K)-doped PbTe0.7S0.3 | Holes | 923 | ∼2.20 | Wu et al.175 |
| Magnesium telluride-doped PbTe0.8Se0.2 | Holes | 820 | ∼2.20 | Fu et al.176 |
| Pb0.98Na0.02Te–SrTe | Holes | 923 | 2.50 | Tan et al.177 |
| Tin (II) selenide | Holes | 850–923 | 1.00–2.60 | Wei et al.,178 Zhao et al.179 |
| Materials | Majority carriers | Temperature: K | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi2O1.96Te.04Se | Electrons | ∼773 | ∼0.69 | Pan |
| In0.10Co4Sb12 | — | 573 | ∼0.79 | Wang |
| Lead telluride–silicon | Electrons | 675 | 0.90 | Sootsman |
| Si80Ge20 | H or E | 1073 | 0.95–1.10 | Joshi |
| Yb0.19Co4Sb12 | Electrons | 600 | ∼1.00 | Nolas |
| BiCuSeO | Holes | 923 | ∼1.10 | Li |
| In0.25Co4Sb12 | Electrons | 573 | ∼1.20 | He |
| Pb9.6Sb0.2Te3Se7 | Electrons | ∼650 | 1.20 | Poudeu |
| Na0.48Co4Sb12 | — | 850 | 1.25 | Pei |
| Yb0.20Co4Sb12.3 | Electrons | 800 | 1.26 | Li |
| NaPb18BiTe20 | Holes | 670 | ∼1.30 | Guéguen |
| SiGe | Electrons | 1173 | 1.30 | Wang |
| Lead telluride–lead (Pb)–sulfur (S) | Electrons | 750 | 1.40 | Girard |
| Lead telluride–lead–antimony | Electrons | 650–700 | 1.40 | Sootsman |
| ZrCoBi0.65Sb0.15Sn0.20 | Holes | 973 | ∼1.42 | Zhu |
| In4Se2.78 | Electrons | 705 | 1.48 | Rhyee |
| FeNbSb | Holes | 1200 | ∼1.50 | Fu |
| Tin telluride | Holes | 873 | 1.50 | Li |
| Sb2Te2Se | Electrons | 1000 | 1.50 | Xu |
| Ag0.8Pb22.5SbTe20 | Electrons | 700 | 1.50 | Zhou |
| In4Se2.67Cl0.03 | Electrons | ∼700 | 1.53 | Rhyee |
| Sb2Si2Te6/Si2Te3 | Holes | 823 | 1.08–1.65 | Luo |
| Lead selenide–tin (II) selenide | — | 873 | ∼1.70 | Tang |
| Lead telluride–strontium telluride (SrTe) | Holes | ∼800 | 1.70 | Biswas |
| Ba0.08La0.05Yb0.04Co4Sb12 | — | 850 | 1.70 | Shi |
| Sn0.978Ag0.007S0.25Se0.75 | Holes | 823 | ∼1.75 | Cai |
| Ge0.93Bi0.07Te | Holes | 773 | ∼2.00 | Wu |
| Na-doped (PbTe)0.86(PbSe)0.07(PbS)0.07 | Holes | 823 | 2.00 | Korkosz |
| Pb0.94Na0.02Sr0.04Te | H or E | 800 | ∼2.10 | Kim |
| Sn0.97Ge0.03Se | Holes | 873 | ∼2.10 | Chandra and Biswas |
| Ge0.93In0.01Bi0.06Te | Holes | 723 | ∼2.10 | Perumal |
| Potassium (K)-doped PbTe0.7S0.3 | Holes | 923 | ∼2.20 | Wu |
| Magnesium telluride-doped PbTe0.8Se0.2 | Holes | 820 | ∼2.20 | Fu |
| Pb0.98Na0.02Te–SrTe | Holes | 923 | 2.50 | Tan |
| Tin (II) selenide | Holes | 850–923 | 1.00–2.60 | Wei |
Majority carriers: holes (p type), electrons (n type) and H or E (p type or n type)