Stoichiometric CrSi2 was prepared by arc melting and compacted by uniaxial hot pressing for property measurements. The crystal structure of CrSi2 was investigated using the powder x-ray diffraction method. From the Rietveld refinement, the lattice parameters were found to be a=4.427 57 (7) and c=6.368 04 (11) A, respectively. The thermal expansion measurement revealed an anisotropic expansion in the temperature range from room temperature 800 K with alpha(a)=14.58x10(-6)/K, alpha(c)=7.51x10(-6)/K, and alpha(V)=12.05x10(-6)/K. The volumetric thermal expansion coefficient shows an anomalous decrease in the temperature range of 450-600 K. The measured electrical resistivity rho and thermoelectric power S have similar trends with a maxima around 550 K. Thermal conductivity measurements show a monotonic decrease with increasing temperature from a room temperature value of 10 W m(-1) K-1. The ZT values increase with temperature and have a maximum value of 0.18 in the temperature range studied. An analysis of the electronic band structure is provided. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.
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