Scientists improve thermoelectric performance of n-type transition metal selenide through nanoinclusions

A research team led by Prof. Qin Xiaoying from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has improved the thermoelectric performance of an n-type transition metal selenide, Bi2Te2.7Se0.3 (BTS), by incorporating MnSb2Se4 (MSS) nanoinclusions. Results were published in two articles in the Chemical Engineering Journal.