Thermoelectric properties of undoped p-type CoSb3 prepared by vertical Bridgman crystal growth and spark plasma sintering

2006 ◽  
Vol 415 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 251-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoru Furuyama ◽  
Tsutomu Iida ◽  
Shinsuke Matsui ◽  
Masayasu Akasaka ◽  
Keishi Nishio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Vertical Bridgman ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Bridgman Crystal Growth ◽  
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THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF p-TYPE SKUTTERUDITES (Pr0.25Nd0.75)xFe3CoSb12 BY LEVITATION MELTING AND SPARK PLASMA SINTERING

2013 ◽  
Vol 06 (05) ◽  
pp. 1340006 ◽  
Author(s):  
JINGSHU XU ◽  
CHENGUANG FU ◽  
JIAN XIE ◽  
XINBING ZHAO ◽  
TIEJUN ZHU
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Levitation Melting ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
P Type

The p-type skutterudite compounds of ( Pr 0.25 Nd 0.75)x Fe 3 CoSb 12 (x = 0.67–0.78) have been successfully synthesized by levitation melting followed by annealing and spark plasma sintering. The thermoelectric properties have been characterized by the measurements of Seebeck coefficient, electrical conductivity and thermal conductivity in the temperature range from 300 K to 850 K. The improvement in the thermoelectric properties was realized due to the reduction in the lattice thermal conductivity when the voids were partially filled by Pr 0.25 Nd 0.75. The maximum ZT value of ~ 0.83 for ( Pr 0.25 Nd 0.75)0.76 Fe 3 CoSb 12 was obtained at 700 K.

Investigating the key role of carrier transport mechanism in SnSe nanoflakes with enhanced thermoelectric power factor

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Srikanth Mandava ◽  
Neeta Bisht ◽  
Anjali Saini ◽  
Mukesh Kumar Bairwa ◽  
Khasimsaheb Bayikadi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Conductivity ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Carrier Scattering ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
P Type

Abstract A novel SnSe nanoake system is explored for its thermoelectric properties from both experiments and ab initio study. The nanoakes of the low temperature phase of SnSe (Pnma) are synthesized employing a fast and efficient refluxing method followed by spark plasma sintering at two different temperatures. We report an enhanced power factor (12 W/mK2 - 67 W/mK2 in the temperature range 300 K-600 K) in our p-type samples. We find that the prime reason for a high PF in our samples is a significantly improved electrical conductivity (1050 S/m - 2180 S/m in the temperature range 300 K-600 K). From our ab initio band structure calculations accompanied with the models of temperature and surface dependent carrier scattering mechanisms, we reveal that an enhanced electrical conductivity is due to the reduced carrier-phonon scattering in our samples. The trans- port calculations are performed using the Boltzmann transport equation within relaxation time approximation. With our combined experimental and theoretical study, we demonstrate that the thermoelectric properties of p-type Pnma-SnSe could be improved by tuning the carrier scattering mechanisms with a control over the spark plasma sintering temperature.

scholarly journals Cost effective synthesis of p-type Zn-doped MgAgSb by planetary ball-milling with enhanced thermoelectric properties

RSC Advances ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (62) ◽  
pp. 35353-35359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yanyan Zheng ◽  
Chengyan Liu ◽  
Lei Miao ◽  
Hong Lin ◽  
Jie Gao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Planetary Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Effective Synthesis ◽  
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Zn doped MgAgSb with improved purity and thermoelectric performance was synthesized via common planetary ball milling and spark plasma sintering.

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