Experimental investigation of the solid phase equilibria at 300 K in the SnBi2Te4-PbBi2Te4-Bi2Te3 system

A.I. Aghazade; E.N. Orujlu; Z.E. Salimov; A.N. Mammadov; M.B. Babanly

doi:10.15330/pcss.24.3.453-459

Authors

A.I. Aghazade M. Nagiyev Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Baku, Azerbaijan
E.N. Orujlu Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan 
Z.E. Salimov Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, Baku, Azerbaijan 
A.N. Mammadov M. Nagiyev Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Baku, Azerbaijan; Azerbaijan Technical University, Baku, Azerbaijan
M.B. Babanly M. Nagiyev Institute of Catalysis and Inorganic Chemistry, Baku, Azerbaijan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15330/pcss.24.3.453-459

Keywords:

SnBi2Te4-PbBi2Te4-Bi2Te3 system, SnBi6Te10–PbBi6Te10 section, topological insulators, thermoelectric materials, solid phase equilibria

Abstract

The phase equilibria of the SnBi₂Te₄-PbBi₂Te₄-Bi₂Te₃ system were experimentally studied using differential thermal analysis (DTA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) techniques. According to the experimental results, the isothermal section of the system at 300 K were constructed and 4 single-phase and 3 two-phase regions were identified. It was shown that along with previously confirmed SnBi₂Te₄–PbBi₂Te₄ and SnBi₄Te₇–PbBi₄Te₇ sections, SnBi₆Te₁₀–PbBi₆Te₁₀ section forms continuous series of solid solutions with a tetradymite-type layered structure. Lattice parameters of solid solutions were determined by full-profile Rietveld refinements and results show that both a and c parameters increase linearly with the Pb concentration according to Vegard's law. This study can help elucidate the phase equilibria of the SnTe-PbTe-Bi₂Te₃ pseudo-ternary system which provides important information for the design of new tetradymite-type layered phases with topological insulator and thermoelectric properties.

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