Ultra-fast fabrication of Bi2Te3 based thermoelectric materials by flash-sintering at room temperature combining with spark plasma sintering

Abstract Highly crystalline Bi2Te3 based compounds with small grain size were successfully synthesized by flash sintering (FS) method in 10 s at room temperature under suitable current density using Bi, Te and Se powders. The instantaneously generated local Joule heat at grain boundary is regarded a...

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Main Authors: Zhiwei Zhang, Minna Sun, Jinchao Liu, Lili Cao, Mengran Su, Qingwei Liao, Yuan Deng, Lei Qin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14405-5