Amongst　thermoelectrics,　Bi2Te3　is　special　owing　to　its　peak　performance　near　room　temperature,　which　enables　it　to　be　used　for　both　energy　harvesting　and　cooling.　Despite　extensive　studies　on　this　compound,　Bi2Te3-based　bulk　materials　are　usually　prepared　by　field-assisted　sintering　and　hot　pressing.　This　necessitates　sophisticated　equipment　and　tedious　compositional　control,　both　of　which　are　undesirable　for　large　scale　applications.　In　this　work,　a　low-temperature　liquid　phase　sintering　(LPS)　method　was　employed　to　prepare　p-type　Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3/SiC　composites　with　enhanced　thermoelectric　properties.　In　addition,　a　nearly　two-fold　increase　in　the　power　factor　was　observed　post　heat　treatment　at　350　°C.　This　can　be　ascribed　to　carrier　concentration　modulation　due　to　porosity　induced　by　heat　treatment.　Further　addition　of　0.6　vol%　SiC　results　in　a　low　lattice　thermal　conductivity　of　0.33　W　m−1　K−1,　which　can　be　ascribed　to　phonon　scattering　due　to　various　defects　induced　by　the　SiC　inclusion.　Ultimately,　a　figure　of　merit　ZT　of　1.05　at　340　K　was　achieved　for　Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3/0.6　vol%　SiC,　20%　higher　than　that　of　the　pristine　sample.　Moreover,　an　average　ZT　of　0.87　at　300-500　K　was　attained,　comparable　to　state-of-the-art　values　via　high-temperature　processing.　This　work　showcases　the　promising　application　of　the　low-temperature　LPS　technique　for　energy-efficient　processing　of　thermoelectrics.　©　2023　The　Royal　Society　of　Chemistry.