Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of Cu excess Cu2ZnSnSe4

Quaternary stannites with an excess of copper were successfully synthesized by reacting the constituent elements and subsequent solid state annealing, followed by densification by hot‐pressing. The composition for each specimen was confirmed with a combination of Rietveld refinement and elemental analysis. Their high temperature thermoelectric properties were measured from 300 K to 800 K and compared with that of Cu₂ZnSnSe₄. The thermal conductivity decreases significantly with increasing Cu content at elevated temperatures due to the crystal structure of this material system. A maximum ZT value of 0.86 was obtained at 800 K for the specimen with the highest Cu content, Cu_2.2Zn_0.8SnSe₄. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

High‐pressure Seebeck coefficients and thermoelectric behaviors of Bi and PbTe measured using a Paris‐Edinburgh cell

A new sample cell assembly design for the Paris‐Edinburgh type large‐volume press for simultaneous measurements of X‐ray diffraction, electrical resistance, Seebeck coefficient and relative changes in the thermal conductance at high pressures has been developed. The feasibility of performing in situ measurements of the Seebeck coefficient and thermal measurements is demonstrated by observing well known solid–solid phase transitions of bismuth (Bi) up to 3 GPa and 450 K. A reversible polarity flip has been observed in the Seebeck coefficient across the Bi‐I to Bi‐II phase boundary. Also, successful Seebeck coefficient measurements have been performed for the classical high‐temperature thermoelectric material PbTe under high pressure and temperature conditions. In addition, the relative change in the thermal conductivity was measured and a relative change in ZT, the dimensionless figure of merit, is described. This new capability enables pressure‐induced structural changes to be directly correlated to electrical and thermal properties.     

多壁碳纳米管对p型Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12化合物热电性能的影响

用两步固相反应法合成了P型Ba填充方钴矿化合物Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12，并采用放电等离子烧结法(SPS)制备了Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12／多壁碳纳米管复合材料．研究了Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12／多壁碳纳米管复合材料的结构及多壁碳纳米管对其热电性能的影响规律：SEM分析表明多壁碳纳米管比较均匀地分布在Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12基体中；随着碳纳米管添加量的增加，Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12／多壁碳纳米管复合材料的电导率下降、塞贝克系数略微下降、晶格热导率大幅度降低，当碳纳米管含量为5％时其晶格热导率最小；当碳纳米管的含量为3％时，本研究得到的Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12／碳纳米管复合材料的最大ZT值达0．78．     

多壁碳纳米管对p型Ba0.3FeCo3Sb12化合物热电性能的影响

用两步固相反应法合成了p型Ba填充方钴矿化合物Ba^0.3FeCo³S b^１2，并采用放电等离子烧结法(SPS)制备了Ba^0.3FeCo³Sb^１2／多壁碳纳米管复合材料. 研究了Ba^0.3FeCo³Sb^１2／多壁碳纳米管复合 材料的结构及多壁碳纳米管对 其热电性能的影响规律：SEM分析表明多壁碳纳米管比较均匀地分布在Ba^0.3 FeCo³S b^１2基体中；随着碳纳米管添加量的增加，Ba^0.3FeCo3Sb^１2/多壁碳 纳米管复合材料的电导率下降、塞贝克系数略微下降、晶格热导率大幅度降低，当碳纳米管 含量为5％时其晶格热导率最小；当碳纳米管的含量为3％时，本研究得到的Ba^{0.3FeCo3Sb１2/碳纳米管复合材料的最大ZT值达078.}     

Temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of Bi2Te3 and Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 thermoelectric films

The temperature dependence of the Raman spectra of Bi₂Te₃ and Bi_0.5Sb_1.5Te₃ thermoelectric films was investigated. The temperature coefficients of the E_g(2) peak positions were determined as –0.0137 cm^–1/°C and –0.0156 cm^–1/°C, respectively. The thermal expansion of the crystal caused a linear shift of the Raman peak induced by the temperature change. Based on the linear relation, a reliable and noninvasive micro‐Raman scattering method was shown to measure the thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric films. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

TeI4掺杂量对n型Bi2Te3基烧结材料热电性能的影响

采用区熔法结合放电等离子体快速烧结(SPS)技术制备了n型Bi2Te3基热电材料.在300-500K的温度范围内测量了各热电性能参数,包括电导率(σ)、塞贝克系数(α)和热导率(κ),研究了掺杂剂TeI4的含量(质量百分比分别为0,0.05,0.08,0.10,0.13和0.15wt%)对热电性能的影响.结果表明:试样的载流子浓度(n)随TeI4含量增加而增大,使电导率增大、塞贝克系数的绝对值先增大而后减小,从而导致品质因子(α2σ)呈先增加后降低的变化趋势;同时,由于异质离子(I-)以及载流子对声子的散射作用增强,可显著降低其晶格热导率.烧结材料的性能优值(ZT=α2σT/κ)对应于TeI4含量为0.08wt%有其最大值,约为0.92.此外,烧结材料的抗弯强度增加至80MPa左右,从而可以显著改善材料的可加工性以及元器件的使用可靠性.     

Improved thermoelectric figure of merit of self‐doped Ag8–xGeTe6 compounds with glass‐like thermal conductivity

Nonstoichiometric Ag_8–xGeTe₆ (x = 0, 0.01, 0.02, 0.04) compounds with complex crystal structure are demonstrated to exhibit very low thermal conductivities of <0.28 W/m K, comparable with the calculated theoretical minimum thermal conductivity κ_min. Ag deficiency leads to the improved electrical properties and a maximum thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of 0.85 has been obtained at 623 K for Ag_7.99GeTe₆, about 30% increase compared to that of stoichiometric Ag₈GeTe₆. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

CoSb_3/C_(60)复合材料的固相反应合成和热电性能

用固相反应法和脉冲电流直接通电烧结法制备了CoSb3 C6 0 复合材料 ,其组分通过粉末x射线衍射法确定 ,SEM分析表明C6 0 颗粒是均匀地分布在CoSb3基体中 .在 30 0— 80 0K范围内测量了材料的电导率、赛贝克系数和热导率 ,研究了纳米颗粒的尺寸和分布状态对复合材料热电性能的影响 .外加的C6 0 纳米颗粒在高温时降低了复合材料的晶格热导率 ,而对电传输性能影响较小 ,从而有效地提高了复合材料的热电性能 .与CoSb3相比 ,CoSb3 6 5 4 ? 0复合材料的ZT值提高了 4 0 % .     

La2CuO4掺锌样品的低温电阻率与热导率研究

对La2CuO4掺锌样品在不同降温速率下(330K保温30min后,分别以6Kh和02Ks的速率冷却至42K)电阻率(42—330K)和热导率(80—300K)随温度的变化关系进行了研究.实验结果表明,在不同降温速率下,热导率和电阻率都受到很大影响.快速降温过程使得130K以上的热导率减小,而热导率最小值出现在130K,且与降温速率无关.而低温下的热导率不受降温速率变化的影响.样品在高温区(T高于125K)电阻率随降温速率的增大而增大,低温区电阻率的非线性行为可用变程跳跃行为来描述.所有样品的热导率和电阻率在反铁磁相变温度都没有出现反常,这与能带理论框架下预期的结果和Anderson电荷自旋分离理论发生了矛盾,对此进行了讨论,并用极化子理论进行了自洽解释. 关键词： La2CuO4 热导率 电阻率     

Thermoelectric Properties of the TlBiS<Subscript>2</Subscript>-PbS Alloys

High efficiency of thermoelectric conversion can be achieved by using materials with a high Seebeck coefficient, high electrical conductivity, and low thermal conductivity. Mass-difference-scattering of the phonons is one of the most effective way for reducing the thermal conductivity in bulk thermoelectric materials. Investigations of transport phenomena in (TlBiS₂)_1-x (2PbS)_x alloys system have shown that in solid solutions of the (A³B⁵C ₂ ⁶ )_1-x (2A⁴B⁶)_x type at cation substitution according to scheme 2A⁴⁽⁺²⁾ A ³⁽⁺¹⁾ + B⁵⁽⁺³⁾ occurs a strong decrease of the lattice thermal conductivity. In the vicinity of x = 0. 50 the lattice part of thermal conductivity of (TlBiS₂)_1-x (2PbS)_x alloys decreases down to 0. 26 W/mK, i. e., it approaches the theoretical minimum. As a result, the thermoelectric figure of merit for these alloys ( 25%) exceeds the respective value for lead sulfide at room temperature.     

Effects of process parameters on electrical properties of n-type Bi2Te3 prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering

n-Type Bi₂Te₃ thermoelectric materials were prepared by spark plasma sintering (SPS) using mechanically alloyed powders. Seebeck coefficient and electrical conductivity of the resultant materials were measured, with emphasis on the effects of sintering process parameters on the electrical properties. The power factor was improved from 1.5 to 1.6 mW/mK² when the SPS pressure was increased from 20 to 50 MPa at 623 K, and was further increased to 2.1 mW/mK² under 50 MPa by raising the SPS temperature from 623 to 673 K. The maximum power factor was obtained for the sample sintered under optimized SPS process parameters, in which the sintering temperature and the sintering pressure are 673 K and 50 MPa, respectively.     

过量Zn对β-Zn4Sb3热电性能影响的研究

采用真空熔融缓冷方法制备了单相β-Zn₄Sb₃以及含有过量Zn的β-Zn₄Sb₃块体热电材料.在300—700K的温度范围内测试了材料的电导率、Seebeck系数和热导率，研究了β-Zn₄Sb₃化合物中过量Zn的分布状态及其对材料热电性能的影响规律.结果表明：过量的Zn作为第二相较均匀的分布在β-Zn₄Sb₃的晶界上，随着Zn含量增加，材料电导率和热导率上升，Seebeck系数下降，Zn第二相的引入能有效提高材料的功率因子，Zn过量2at%的材料在700K时其ZT值达到1.10. 关键词： 4Sb₃')" href="#">β-Zn₄Sb₃ 电导率 Seebeck系数     

Investigating the thermoelectric properties of Na0.74Co1−xNbxO2 (x = 0.05,0.10) at high temperature region

Here, the thermoelectric (TE) properties of Na_0.74Co${}_{1-x}$Nb_xO₂ ($x=0.05,0.10$) compounds are investigated experimentally and computationally. The experimental measurements are conducted in $300-620$ K. Positive sign of Seebeck coefficient for both the compounds indicates the dominating p-type character. The maximum experimental values of ZT are observed as ∼ 0.12 and ∼ 0.19 at 620 K for $x=0.05$ and $x=0.10$, respectively. The experimental transport properties of these compounds are understood by employing spin-polarized GGA+U (= 4 eV) electronic structure calculations on $x=0.0625$ compound. On the basis of best experimental and computational matching of transport properties, we have estimated ZT till 1200 K computationally. The highest calculated values of ZT are ∼ 1.36 and ∼ 1.22 at 1200 K for $x=0.05$ and $x=0.10$, respectively. The optimum value of efficiency for $x=0.05$ is calculated as ∼ 6.4%, whereas it reaches ∼ 7.5% for $x=0.10$.     

固体电解质Rb4Cu16I7Cl13制备及离子导电性研究

液态固体电解质材料的离子电导率低,安全性问题在一定程度上限制了其发展与应用,而固体电解质材料在室温下具有很好的稳定性和高的离子电导率值,具有较好的应用前景.本文采用机械化学球磨法制备固体电解质Rb₄Cu₁₆I₇Cl₁₃粉末,探索制备工艺和球磨参数,对其晶体结构进行解析、观察粉体微观结构、通过交流阻抗谱及等效电路分析得到了离子电导率与活化能、并详细探讨其离子传导性能与晶体结构的关系以及化学成分稳定性进行研究.实验结果表明,在480 rpm转速下球磨6 h时可得到纯的固体电解质Rb₄Cu₁₆I₇Cl₁₃物相.粉体晶粒尺寸分布均匀,均在20 nm-400 nm之间,室温下固体电解质Rb₄Cu₁₆I₇Cl₁₃离子电导率可达到0.213 S/cm且活化能为0.087(9)eV.在真空干燥条件下存放5天和12天后观察了微观形貌和化学稳定性...     

Doping effects on the thermoelectric properties of Cu-intercalated Bi2Te2.7Se0.3

We herein report an enhancement of the thermoelectric performance of spark plasma sintered polycrystalline n-type Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 by the intercalation of Cu and the doping of Al on Bi-sites. Through the intercalation of a small amount of Cu (0.008), the reproducibility could be significantly improved, with ZT was enhanced from 0.64 to 0.73 at 300 K due to the reduced lattice thermal conductivity benefiting from intensified point-defect phonon scattering. We also found that Al is an effective doping element for power factor enhancement and for reducing the lattice thermal conductivity of Cu-intercalated Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3. With these synergetic effects, an enhanced ZT values of 0.78 at 300 K and 0.81 at 360 K were obtained in 1 at% Al-doped Cu_0.008Bi₂Te_2.7Se_0.3 (Cu_0.008Bi_1.98Al_0.02Te_2.7Se_0.3).     

Sn掺杂对In_2O_3热电性能的影响

本文利用第一性原理结合半经典玻尔兹曼理论研究了Sn掺杂对In_2O_3热电特性的影响.由于一个In_2O_3原胞有80个原子,所以为了清楚表明Sn的掺杂浓度,我们将化学式表述为In_(32-x)Sn_xO_(48).形成能的计算表明Sn比较容易取代In位,且Inb位比Ind位更容易被取代.且只有x=1,形成能是负值,而x=2和3的形成能是正值.电子结构的计算表明Sn掺杂对In_2O_3的能带结构的形状影响很小,只是费米能级向导带方向移动了,基于这一点我们预测刚性带模拟In_2O_3的电子热电特性和实际Sn掺杂的应该比较接近.输运性质的计算表明在价带顶或导带底附近,电子输运性质随化学势发生明显的变化,而在价带以上导带以下的一定化学势范围内,虽然S,σ/τ和n随化学势和温度变化比较大,ZeT随化学势和温度几乎没有变化,且n型和p型掺杂下的ZeT非常接近,大小在1附近.令人兴奋的是,通过将刚性带模型计算In_2O_3电子输运性质和实验结果对比,发现当温度为1000 K,化学势为0.6512 Ry时的实验ZT=0.28和理论0.273非常接近.而此化学势远在导带底以上,说明如果选择较低的掺杂浓度,In_2O_3的输运性质有望进一步提高.