Multiple-Filled Skutterudites: High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit through Separately Optimizing Electrical and Thermal Transports

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (20) ◽  
pp. 7837-7846 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Shi ◽  
Jiong Yang ◽  
James R. Salvador ◽  
Miaofang Chi ◽  
Jung Y. Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Filled Skutterudites

Materials With Open Crystal Structure as Prospective Novel Thermoelectrics

1998 ◽  
Vol 545 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ctirad Uher ◽  
Jihui Yang ◽  
Siqing Hu
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Optimal Transport ◽  
Heusler Alloys ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Great Flexibility ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Guest Species ◽  
Filled Skutterudites

AbstractA useful approach to identify materials with high thermoelectric figure of merit is to search for solids that offer great flexibility to modify and tailor the structure so as to achieve the optimal transport behavior. Among the most promising novel thermoelectric materials are solids with “open crystal structure”. They may be typified by structures with unfilled cages, crystals with an empty atomic sublattice, and by a network of polyhedral cages enclosing guest species. In this paper we present our latest results concerning transport properties in the above classes of solids. Specifically, we focus on the filled skutterudites, half-Heusler alloys, and clathrates.

Multiple-Filled Skutterudites: High Thermoelectric Figure of Merit through Separately Optimizing Electrical and Thermal Transports

2012 ◽  
Vol 134 (5) ◽  
pp. 2842-2842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xun Shi ◽  
Jiong Yang ◽  
James R. Salvador ◽  
Miaofang Chi ◽  
Jung Y. Cho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Filled Skutterudites

Enhanced Thermoelectric Figure of Merit in BaxYbyCo4Sb12 Skutterudites

2007 ◽  
Vol 1044 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ctirad Uher ◽  
Xun Shi ◽  
Huijun Kong
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
High Purity ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Similar Composition ◽  
Filled Skutterudites ◽  
The Cost

AbstractWe report on the development of an efficient n-type skutterudite based on the double-filled structure of CoSb3. The chosen filler species Ba and Yb have a large phonon contrast and this combination is very effective in lowering the lattice thermal conductivity. The highest figure of merit in excess of 1.3 is obtained near 800K and the figure of merit greater than unity persists down to temperatures of about 550K. The compounds are synthesized with high purity Co (99.998%) and Sb (99.9999%). In order to reduce the cost of the materials, we have also prepared filled skutterudites of similar composition but using less pure Co (99.8%) and Sb (99.999%). The figure of merit of these lower purity compounds reaches ZT = 1 at 800K with the materials' cost dramatically reduced.

Extraordinary thermoelectric performance of NaBaBi with degenerate and highly non-parabolic bands compared to LiBaSb and Bi2Te3

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enamul Haque
Keyword(s):  
Fermi Level ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure

This article reports the extraordinary thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of NaBaBi: degenerate bands, instead of the valley degeneracy of Bi2Te3, highly non-parabolic bands, and low DOS near the Fermi level of NaBaBi lead to an extraordinary ZTisotropic ≈ 1.60 at 350 K.

Influence of multi-sintering on the thermoelectric properties of Bi2Sr2Co2Oy ceramics

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (02) ◽  
pp. 2050019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Zhang ◽  
M. M. Fan ◽  
C. C. Ruan ◽  
Y. W. Zhang ◽  
X.-J. Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Phonon Scattering ◽  
Sintered Sample ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
The Third ◽  
Ceramic Samples ◽  
Optimum Formula

[Formula: see text] ceramic samples have a structure similar to phonon glass electronic crystals, and their thermoelectric properties can be effectively adjusted through repeated grinding and sintering. The results show that multi-sintering can make their grain refined and increase their grain boundary, which will effectively increase density and phonon scattering. Finally, multi-sintering can reduce the resistivity and thermal conductivity, thus obviously improve thermoelectric figure of merit [Formula: see text] of [Formula: see text]. The optimum [Formula: see text] value of 0.26 is achieved at 923 K by the third sintered sample.

A strategy for boosting the thermoelectric performance of famatinite Cu3SbS4

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 2081-2086 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taiki Tanishita ◽  
Koichiro Suekuni ◽  
Hirotaka Nishiate ◽  
Chul-Ho Lee ◽  
Michitaka Ohtaki
Keyword(s):  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Performance ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Co Substitution

Co-substitution of Ge and P for Sb in Cu3SbS4 famatinite boosted dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit.

Thermoelectric Properties of n-Type 90% Bi2Te3+10%Bi2Se3 Thermoelectric Materials Produced by Melt Spinning Method and Sintering

2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 161-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taek Soo Kim ◽  
Byong Sun Chun
Keyword(s):  
Solid Solutions ◽  
Thermoelectric Materials ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Bending Strength ◽  
Sintering Temperature ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Vacuum Sintering ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Sintering Processes

N-type Bi2Te3-Sb2Te3 solid solutions doped with CdCl2 was prepared by melt spinning, crushing and vacuum sintering processes. Microstructure, bending strength and thermoelectric property were investigated as a function of the doping quantity from 0.03wt.% to 0.10wt.% and sintering temperature from 400oC to 500oC, and finally compared with those of conventionally fabricated alloys. The alloy showed a good structural homogeneity as well as bending strength of 3.88Kgf/mm2. The highest thermoelectric figure of merit was obtained by doping 0.03wt.% and sintering at 500oC.

Effects of Ce filling fraction and Fe content on the thermoelectric properties of Co-rich CeyFexCo4−xSb12

2001 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 837-843 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinfeng Tang ◽  
Lidong Chen ◽  
Takashi Goto ◽  
Toshio Hirai
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Single Phase ◽  
Lattice Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Hole Concentration ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure Of Merit ◽  
Thermoelectric Figure ◽  
Filling Fraction ◽  
Fe Content

Single-phase filled skutterudite compounds, CeyFexCo4−xSb12 (x = 0 to 3.0, y = 0 to 0.74), were synthesized by a melting method. The effects of Fe content and Ce filling fraction on the thermoelectric properties of CeyFexCo4−xSb12 were investigated. The lattice thermal conductivity of Ce-saturated CeyFexCo4−xSb12, y being at the maximum corresponding to x, decreased with increasing Fe content (x) and reached its minimum at about x = 1.5. When x was 1.5, lattice thermal conductivity decreased with increasing Ce filling fraction till y = 0.3 and then began to increase after reaching the minimum at y = 0.3. Hole concentration and electrical conductivity of Cey Fe1.5Co2.5Sb12 decreased with increasing Ce filling fraction. The Seebeck coefficient increased with increasing Ce filling fraction. The greatest dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit T value of 1.1 was obtained at 750 K for the composition of Ce0.28Fe1.52Co2.48Sb12.

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