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ReportsCubic AgPbmSbTe2+m: Bulk Thermoelectric Materials with High Figure of Merit
The conversion of heat to electricity by thermoelectric devices may play a key role in the future for energy production and utilization. However, in order to meet that role, more efficient thermoelectric materials are needed that are suitable for high-temperature applications. We show that the material system AgPbmSbTe2+m may be suitable for this purpose. With m = 10 and 18 and doped appropriately, n-type semiconductors can be produced that exhibit a high thermoelectric figure of merit material ZTmax of
1 Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. * To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: kanatzid{at}cem.msu.edu
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2.2 at 800 kelvin. In the temperature range 600 to 900 kelvin, the AgPbmSbTe2+m material is expected to outperform all reported bulk thermoelectrics, thereby earmarking it as a material system for potential use in efficient thermoelectric power generation from heat sources. 
Science. ISSN 0036-8075 (print), 1095-9203 (online)
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