[G] Thermoelectric Materials

[258] The Importance of Mechanical Stability for Obtaining High Thermoelectric Conversion Efficiency in Modules Fabricated from Nanostructured PbTe

*Philipp Sauerschnig¹, Priyanka Jood¹, Michihiro Ohta¹ (1. AIST)

Keywords:thermoelectric module、lead telluride、contact layer、power generation、diffusion barrier

Modules from p-type Pb_0.973Na_0.02Ge_0.007Te and n-type Pb_0.98Ga_0.02Te with Co-Fe contact layers were fabricated and characterized to determine the impact crack formation on module efficiency.