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MATERIALS TODAY PHYSICS
卷 9, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtphys.2019.100133
关键词
Ball milling; Induction melting; Single parabolic band model; Thermoelectrics; Thermoelectric transport properties analysis
资金
- Young Research Group Leader Program
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (DAAD), Germany [247]
- Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst-Department of Science Technology (DAAD-DST), Germany-India collaboration [57317956]
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) [396709363]
For thermoelectric materials, the synthesis route is-besides composition-the crucial factor governing the thermoelectric transport properties and hence the performance of the material. Here, we present a systematic analysis of the influence of the synthesis technique on microstructure and thermoelectric transport properties in Li-doped Mg2Si0.2Sn0.8. The samples were prepared using two wide-spread, but quite different synthesis methods: high energy ball milling and induction melting. Microstructural analysis (scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction) reveals that ball milled samples are more homogenous than induction melted ones, which exhibit some Si-rich Mg-2(Si,Sn) and MgO as secondary phases. On a first glance, the thermoelectric properties are qualitatively similar with zT(max) approximate to 0.4 for both routes. However, a systematic analysis of the high temperature transport data in the framework of a single parabolic band model points out that the induction melted samples have a systematically reduced mobility and increased lattice thermal conductivity which can be tied to the differences in the microstructure. The reduced mobility can be attributed to a further carrier scattering mechanism for the induction melted samples in addition to the acoustic phonon and alloy scattering that are observed for both synthesis routes, while the increased lattice thermal conductivity is because of the larger grain size and presence of secondary phases. In consequence, this leads to significantly enhanced thermoelectric transport properties for ball milled samples (effective material parameter beta is similar to 20% larger) and a predicted relative difference in device efficiency of more than 10%. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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