Study on Mechanisms of Rare Earth Elements on Improving Thermoelectric Properties of RExCo4Sb12

2011 ◽  
Vol 71-78 ◽  
pp. 3737-3740
Author(s):  
Ke Gao Liu ◽  
Jing Li
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Elements ◽  
Mechanical Alloy ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Rare Earth Element ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Earth Element ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

It is the important way to improve thermoelectric properties of skutterudite materials by doping with rare earth elements. The mechanisms of improving properties of bulk RExCo4Sb12materials prepared by mechanical alloy and spark plasma sintering (MA-SPS) at 650°C were investigated by analyzing the composition, microstructure and atomic occupying locations. According the results it can be considered that the mechanism to improve the thermoelectric properties of rare earth elements is that rare earth element Ce in the samples mainly plays the doping role in reducing the resistivity of the sample and improving the conductivity, so that it makes the figure of merit ZT of samples increase significantly.

Fabrication and Thermoelectric Properties of N-Type Bi2Te3 Based Compounds by Spark Plasma Sintering

2005 ◽  
Vol 486-487 ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.M. Lee ◽  
Cheol Ho Lim ◽  
Dong Choul Cho ◽  
Seung Y. Shin ◽  
Won Seung Cho
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Electrical Resistivity ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Powder Size ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

N-type Bi2Te3 based thermoelectric compound was prepared by spark plasma sintering with a temperature range of 340~460°C and powder size of ~75㎛, 76~150㎛, 151~250㎛. Thermoelectric properties of the compound were measured as a function of the sintering temperature and powder size. With increasing sintering temperature, the electrical resistivity and thermal conductivity of the compound greatly changed because of the increase in relative density. The Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity were varied largely with increasing powder size. Therefore, the compound sintered at 460°C, with the powder of ~75㎛, showed a figure of merit of 2.44 x 10-3/K. Also, the bending strength was 75MPa.

Dramatically Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Ca3Co4Oy by Large Amount of RE Substitution

2004 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Sugiura ◽  
S. Horii ◽  
T. Kumagai ◽  
T. Okamoto ◽  
K. Otzschi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Rare Earth Element ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Ionic Radius ◽  
Earth Element ◽  
Synthesis Conditions ◽  
Local Structures ◽  
Dimensionless Figure Of Merit

ABSTRACTWe report the synthesis and thermoelectric properties of [(Ca1-xREx)2CoO3-δ]0.62CoO2 compounds (RE: rare earth element, RE = Y, Sm, Eu, Tb, Dy, Ho and Lu). From optimization of synthesis conditions, all the chosen RE in this study were able to be substituted for the Ca sites in the block layers up to x = 0.25. In the case of RE = Tb, at 1150 K, only κ was systematically decreased with x, while both Seebeck coefficient (S) and resistivity (ρ) were almost constant for the charge of x. Consequently, the dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) was increased with x and reached 0.2 at 1150 K for x = 0.25. Moreover, interestingly, it was found that S and ρ at 300 K were enhanced with ionic radius of the doped trivalent RE ions in spite of the doping of equivalent RE ions. This is probably because local structures of oxygen sites around Co ion in the CoO2 layers largely depend on kinds of the doped RE.

Spark Plasma Sintering Effect on Thermoelectric Properties of Nanostructured Bismuth Telluride Synthesized by High Energy Ball Milling

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 3902-3908
Author(s):  
Sandeep K. Pundir ◽  
Sukhvir Singh ◽  
Parveen Jain
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Ball Milling ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Bismuth Telluride ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
Energy Ball

Thermoelectric properties of high energy ball milled nano structured bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) have been reported. By high energy ball milling, alloyed bulk crystalline ingots crush into nanopowder and followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS), we have demonstrate high figure of merit (ZT) in bismuth telluride pellet samples. In this work systematic study carried out on three pellet samples of Bi2Te3, synthesized by high ball milling for the time period of 4 hours, 8 hours and 12 hours and followed by SPS at the same processing parameters. A peak value of dimensionless figure of merit of about 1.22 at the temperature of 473 K has been achieved for 8 hours ball milled pellet sample. This enhancement in ZT value is mostly due to decrease in thermal conductivity. Results of this study demonstrate that ball milling and SPS has a major effect in controlling the density of grain boundaries of Bi2Te3 nano particles, while the pressure exerted on the powder samples during SPS introduce stress at the boundaries of the crystallites. These disordered crystallite boundary regions exert scattering of thermal energy carriers which reduced the thermal conductivity of the materials.

Microstructural evolution of La-doped SiB6 high-temperature thermoelectric material during a Spark Plasma Sintering

2001 ◽  
Vol 691 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Lee ◽  
J.H. Won ◽  
K.H. Kim ◽  
J. Matsushita ◽  
K.B. Shim
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Earth Element ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Conventional Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
High Degree ◽  
La Doped

ABSTRACTSiB6 has proved to a potentially useful material because of its excellent thermoelectrical properties above 700°C, low specific gravity, high degree of hardness, and moderate melting point. SiB6, which has poor sinterability with a conventional sintering technique due to the covalent characteristic, has been successfully densified fully using a spark plasma sintering(SPS) method. The SPS-processed specimens consisted of SiB6, SiB4 and SixBy phases. Pure SiB6 powder were densified fully at the sintering temperature of 1600°C. In particular, it was found that the rare earth element was very effective in evolving the microstructure of SiB6 phase, resulting in reducing the sintering temperature and controlling grain growth. These effects were discussed in details in terms of microstructure evolution during the SPS process.

scholarly journals Effect of Powder Heat Treatment on Chemical Composition and Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Alloys Fabricated by Combining Water Atomization and Spark Plasma Sintering

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2993
Author(s):  
Dong-won Shin ◽  
Peyala Dharmaiah ◽  
Jun-Woo Song ◽  
Soon-Jik Hong
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Hole Concentration ◽  
Bismuth Antimony Telluride ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Water Atomization ◽  
Powder Samples ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Spark Plasma

In this work, Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 materials were produced by an economically viable and time efficient water atomization process. The powder samples were heat treated at different temperatures (673 K, 723 K, 743 K, 773 K, 803 K, and 823 K) followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS). It was found that the Te evaporated slightly at 723 K and 743 K and became dominated at 773 K, 803 K, and 823 K, which severely influences the thermoelectric properties. The electrical conductivity was significantly improved for over 803 K heat treated samples due to the remarkable improvement in hole concentration. The power factor values for the 803 K and 823 K samples were significantly larger at T > 350 K compared to other samples. Consequently, the peak ZT of 0.92 at 350 K was obtained for the 803 K sample, which could be useful in commercial thermoelectric power generation.

Thermoelectric properties of Sb-doped Mg2(Si0.95Ge0.05) synthesized by spark plasma sintering

2015 ◽  
Vol 195 ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koya Arai ◽  
Asumi Sasaki ◽  
Yuto Kimori ◽  
Miharu Iida ◽  
Tomoyuki Nakamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Fabrication of Bi-Te Based Thermoelectric Semiconductors by Using Hybrid Powders

2005 ◽  
Vol 297-300 ◽  
pp. 875-880
Author(s):  
Cheol Ho Lim ◽  
Ki Tae Kim ◽  
Yong Hwan Kim ◽  
Dong Choul Cho ◽  
Young Sup Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Mixing Ratio ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma ◽  
P Type

P-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 compounds doped with 3wt% Te were fabricated by spark plasma sintering and their mechanical and thermoelectric properties were investigated. The sintered compounds with the bending strength of more than 50MPa and the figure-of-merit 2.9×10-3/K were obtained by controlling the mixing ratio of large powders (PL) and small powders (PS). Compared with the conventionally prepared single crystal thermoelectric materials, the bending strength was increased up to more than three times and the figure-of-merit Z was similar those of single crystals. It is expected that the mechanical properties could be improved by using hybrid powders without degradation of thermoelectric properties.

scholarly journals Thermoelectric properties of Cu3SbSe3 with intrinsically ultralow lattice thermal conductivity

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (38) ◽  
pp. 15829-15835 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kriti Tyagi ◽  
Bhasker Gahtori ◽  
Sivaiah Bathula ◽  
A. K. Srivastava ◽  
A. K. Shukla ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Spark Plasma Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Solid State Reaction ◽  
Electrical Transport ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Plasma Sintering ◽  
Spark Plasma

Intrinsically ultra-low thermal conductivity and electrical transport in single-phase Cu2SbSe3 synthesized employing a solid state reaction and spark plasma sintering.

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