Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys
Introduction of nonstoichiometry to AgSbTe2-based materials is considered to be an effective way to tune thermoelectric properties similarly to extrinsic doping. To prove this postulate, a systematic physicochemical study of the Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x alloys (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) was performed. In order to investi...
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| author | Paweł Wyżga Igor Veremchuk Ulrich Burkhardt Paul Simon Yuri Grin Krzysztof T. Wojciechowski |
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| description | Introduction of nonstoichiometry to AgSbTe2-based materials is considered to be an effective way to tune thermoelectric properties similarly to extrinsic doping. To prove this postulate, a systematic physicochemical study of the Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x alloys (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) was performed. In order to investigate the influence of the cooling rate after synthesis on phase composition and thermoelectric performance, slowly cooled and quenched Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x alloys (x = 0; 0.1; 0.17; 0.19; 0.3; 0.4) were prepared. Single-phase material composed of the β phase (NaCl structure type) was obtained for the quenched x = 0.19 sample only. The other alloys must be regarded as multi-phase materials. The cooling rate affects the formation of the phases in the Ag-Sb-Te system and influences mainly electronic properties, carrier mobility and carrier concentration. The extremely low lattice thermal conductivity is an effect of the mosaic nanostructure. The maximal value of the figure of merit ZTmax = 1.2 is observed at 610 K for the slowly cooled multi-phase sample Ag0.9Sb1.1Te2.1. Thermoelectric properties are repeatedly reproducible up to 490 K. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ac7668923d4a478e95e378222adc65912022-12-21T16:58:17ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172018-01-01815210.3390/app8010052app8010052Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) AlloysPaweł Wyżga0Igor Veremchuk1Ulrich Burkhardt2Paul Simon3Yuri Grin4Krzysztof T. Wojciechowski5Institut für Experimentelle Physik, TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Leipziger Str. 23, 09599 Freiberg, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, GermanyMax-Planck-Institut für Chemische Physik fester Stoffe, Nöthnitzer Str. 40, 01187 Dresden, GermanyThermoelectric Research Laboratory, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, AGH University of Science and Technology, A. Mickiewicza Av. 30, 30-059 Krakow, PolandIntroduction of nonstoichiometry to AgSbTe2-based materials is considered to be an effective way to tune thermoelectric properties similarly to extrinsic doping. To prove this postulate, a systematic physicochemical study of the Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x alloys (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) was performed. In order to investigate the influence of the cooling rate after synthesis on phase composition and thermoelectric performance, slowly cooled and quenched Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x alloys (x = 0; 0.1; 0.17; 0.19; 0.3; 0.4) were prepared. Single-phase material composed of the β phase (NaCl structure type) was obtained for the quenched x = 0.19 sample only. The other alloys must be regarded as multi-phase materials. The cooling rate affects the formation of the phases in the Ag-Sb-Te system and influences mainly electronic properties, carrier mobility and carrier concentration. The extremely low lattice thermal conductivity is an effect of the mosaic nanostructure. The maximal value of the figure of merit ZTmax = 1.2 is observed at 610 K for the slowly cooled multi-phase sample Ag0.9Sb1.1Te2.1. Thermoelectric properties are repeatedly reproducible up to 490 K.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/1/52thermoelectric propertiesAg1−xSb1+xTe2+xthermodynamic stabilitynanostructure |
| spellingShingle | Paweł Wyżga Igor Veremchuk Ulrich Burkhardt Paul Simon Yuri Grin Krzysztof T. Wojciechowski Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys Applied Sciences thermoelectric properties Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x thermodynamic stability nanostructure |
| title | Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys |
| title_full | Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys |
| title_fullStr | Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys |
| title_short | Thermal Stability and Tuning of Thermoelectric Properties of Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.4) Alloys |
| title_sort | thermal stability and tuning of thermoelectric properties of ag1 xsb1 xte2 x 0 ≤ x ≤ 0 4 alloys |
| topic | thermoelectric properties Ag1−xSb1+xTe2+x thermodynamic stability nanostructure |
| url | http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/1/52 |
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