Carrier-phonon decoupling via annealing enhances thermoelectric performance of Bi2(Te,Se)3

Xinxiu Cheng, Liqing Xu, Zhibin Gao +4

Thermoelectric cooling based on the Peltier effect requires high-performance materials near room temperature. In this work, Bi2Te2.6Se0.4 synthesized by melting-hot pressing follow…