Excellent ZT achieved in Cu1.8S thermoelectric alloys through introducing rare-earth trichlorides

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (29) ◽  
pp. 14440-14448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhen-Hua Ge ◽  
Yi-Xin Zhang ◽  
Dongsheng Song ◽  
Xiaoyu Chong ◽  
Peng Qin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Low Toxicity ◽  
Te Material ◽  
P Type

Digenite (Cu1.8S) as a potential p-type thermoelectric (TE) material has attracted extensive attention due to its environmental-friendliness and low toxicity.

scholarly journals Thermoelectric Properties of Carbon Nanotubes

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (23) ◽  
pp. 4561 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nguyen T. Hung ◽  
Ahmad R. T. Nugraha ◽  
Riichiro Saito
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Figure Of Merit ◽  
Waste Heat ◽  
Quantum Confinement Effect ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
High Seebeck Coefficient ◽  
Te Material ◽  
P Type ◽  
State Device ◽  
Solid State Device

Thermoelectric (TE) material is a class of materials that can convert heat to electrical energy directly in a solid-state-device without any moving parts and that is environmentally friendly. The study and development of TE materials have grown quickly in the past decade. However, their development goes slowly by the lack of cheap TE materials with high Seebeck coefficient and good electrical conductivity. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are particularly attractive as TE materials because of at least three reasons: (1) CNTs possess various band gaps depending on their structure, (2) CNTs represent unique one-dimensional carbon materials which naturally satisfies the conditions of quantum confinement effect to enhance the TE efficiency and (3) CNTs provide us with a platform for developing lightweight and flexible TE devices due to their mechanical properties. The TE power factor is reported to reach 700–1000 W / m K 2 for both p-type and n-type CNTs when purified to contain only doped semiconducting CNT species. Therefore, CNTs are promising for a variety of TE applications in which the heat source is unlimited, such as waste heat or solar heat although their figure of merit Z T is still modest (0.05 at 300 K). In this paper, we review in detail from the basic concept of TE field to the fundamental TE properties of CNTs, as well as their applications. Furthermore, the strategies are discussed to improve the TE properties of CNTs. Finally, we give our perspectives on the tremendous potential of CNTs-based TE materials and composites.

Temperature dependent electrical properties of rare-earth metal Er Schottky contact on p-type InP

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Dasaradha Rao ◽  
N. Ramesha Reddy ◽  
A. Ashok Kumar ◽  
V. Rajagopal Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Rare Earth Metal ◽  
Schottky Contact ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Temperature Dependent ◽  
P Type

Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties of Cu3SbSe4 Compounds by Isovalent Bismuth Doping

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijun Zhao ◽  
Mingyuan Wang ◽  
Jian Yang ◽  
Jiabin Hu ◽  
Yuan Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Thermoelectric Properties ◽  
Tem Analysis ◽  
Amorphous Phases ◽  
Element Doping ◽  
Bi Doping ◽  
Earth Abundant ◽  
Te Material ◽  
P Type ◽  
Constituent Elements

Abstract Cu3SbSe4, featuring its earth-abundant, cheap, nontoxic and environmentally-friendly constituent elements, can be considered as a promising intermediate temperature thermoelectric (TE) material. Herein, a series of p-type Bi-doped Cu3Sb1 − xBixSe4 (x = 0-0.04) samples were fabricated through melting and hot pressing (HP) process, and the effects of isovalent Bi-doping on their TE properties were comparatively investigated by experimental and computational methods. TEM analysis indicates that Bi-doped samples consist of Cu3SbSe4 and Cu2 − xSe impurity phases, which is in good agreement with the results of XRD, SEM and XPS. For Bi-doped samples, the reduced electrical resistivity (ρ) caused by the optimized carrier concentrations and enhanced Seebeck coefficient derived from the densities of states near the Fermi level give rise to a high power factor of ~ 1000 µWcm− 1K− 2 at 673 K for the Cu3Sb0.985Bi0.015Se4 sample. Additionally, the multiscale defects of Cu3SbSe4-based materials involving point defects, nanoprecipitates, amorphous phases and grain boundaries can strongly scatter phonons to depress lattice thermal conductivity (κlat), resulting in a low κlat of ~ 0.53 Wm− 1K− 1 and thermal conductivity (κtot) of ~ 0.62 Wm− 1K− 1 at 673 K for the Cu3Sb0.98Bi0.02Se4 sample. As a consequence, a maximum ZT value ~ 0.95 at 673 K is obtained for the Cu3Sb0.985Bi0.015Se4 sample, which is ~ 1.9 times more than that of pristine Cu3SbSe4. This work shows that isovalent heavy-element doping is an effective strategy to optimize thermoelectric properties of copper-based chalcogenides.

scholarly journals Modelling a Segmented Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectric Generator to Achieve Maximum Conversion Efficiency

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 408
Author(s):  
Aminu Yusuf ◽  
Sedat Ballikaya
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Gradient ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Thermoelectric Generator ◽  
Mass Scale ◽  
Open Circuit ◽  
Scale Production ◽  
Compatibility Factor ◽  
Output Characteristics ◽  
Te Material ◽  
P Type

Thermoelectric generator (TEG) modules generally have a low conversion efficiency. Among the reasons for the lower conversion efficiency is thermoelectric (TE) material mismatch. Hence, it is imperative to carefully select the TE material and optimize the design before any mass-scale production of the modules. Here, with the help of Comsol-Multiphysics (5.3) software, TE materials were carefully selected and the design was optimized to achieve a higher conversion efficiency. An initial module simulation (32 couples) of unsegmented skutterudite Ba0.1Yb0.2Fe0.1Co3.9Sb12 (n-type) and Ce0.5Yb0.5Fe3.25Co0.75Sb12 (p-type) TE materials was carried out. At the temperature gradient T∆ = 500 K, a maximum simulated conversion efficiency of 9.2% and a calculated efficiency of 10% were obtained. In optimization via segmentation, the selection of TE materials, considering compatibility factor (s) and ZT, was carefully done. On the cold side, Bi2Te3 (n-type) and Sb2Te3 (p-type) TE materials were added as part of the segmentation, and at the same temperature gradient, an open circuit voltage of 6.2 V matched a load output power of 45 W, and a maximum simulated conversion efficiency of 15.7% and a calculated efficiency of 17.2% were achieved. A significant increase in the output characteristics of the module shows that the segmentation is effective. The TEG shows promising output characteristics.

scholarly journals Darstellung und Struktur ternärer Silizide und Germanide des Lithiums mit den Seltenen Erden Y und Gd im Fe2P-Typ / Preparation and Crystal Structure of Ternary Silicides and Germanides of Lithium with the Rare-Earth-Metals Y and Gd in the Fe2P-Type Structure

1979 ◽  
Vol 34 (8) ◽  
pp. 1057-1058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Axel Czybulka ◽  
Günter Steinberg ◽  
Hans-Uwe Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Crystal Structures ◽  
Rare Earth Metals ◽  
Type Structure ◽  
Space Group ◽  
X Ray ◽  
P Type ◽  
Type Lattice ◽  
The Rare Earth

In the systems Li-M-X = (M = Y, Gd; X = Si, Ge) the compounds LiYSi, LiYGe and LiGdGe were prepared. Their crystal structures were determined by X-ray investigations. They crystallize hexagonally (space group P 6̄2m), and a C22-(Fe2P-type) lattice was found

P-type conductive CuYO2phosphor Co-doped with Eu, Tb or Tm rare-earth cation and Ca acceptor cation

2006 ◽  
Vol 203 (11) ◽  
pp. 2723-2728 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nozomu Tsuboi ◽  
Takanobu Hoshino ◽  
Satoshi Kobayashi ◽  
Keizo Kato ◽  
Futao Kaneko
Keyword(s):  
Rare Earth ◽  
Rare Earth Cation ◽  
Earth Cation ◽  
P Type ◽  
Co Doped
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