Year: 1967
Type: article
Abstract: The effects of thermal-neutron irradiation on the parameters involved in the thermoelectric figures of merit of Bi 2 Te 3 and its thermoelectric alloys have been examined. It was found that integrated fluxes of up to 2 × 10 18 neutrons/cm 2 are not sufficiently high to affect the figures of merit of these materials by the introduction of radiation-induced phonon scattering centres. On the other hand, the results indicated that if still higher fluxes were employed it would become necessary to resort to excessive counter-doping in order to maintain the carrier densities in the materials at the optimum values.
Authors: M Idnurm, K Landecker
Institution: University of New England
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1963735531