Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals
Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2012.
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| author | Porras Pérez Guerrero, Juan Pablo |
| author2 | Young S. Lee. |
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| description | Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2012. |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/785182019-04-12T09:22:12Z Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals Porras Pérez Guerrero, Juan Pablo Young S. Lee. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics. Physics. Thesis (S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Physics, 2012. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 67-68). There is much current interest in thermoelectric devices for sustainable energy. This thesis describes a research project on the synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals. 1In₄Se₃-[delta] crystals were grown by different methods including the use of a floating zone furnace and a three-zone furnace, as well as different initial compositions. The samples obtained each time, either crystalline or powder, were analyzed using x-ray diffraction to find the phases present, and orientations in the case of crystals. The crystals were studied by the means of neutron scattering at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the results presented differences from previous literature reports and a non-zero intensity of forbidden Bragg peaks was noted. Simulations of the effect of Se vacancies in the crystal were executed to explore this last phenomenon. Measurements of the electrical resistivity p and Seebeck coefficient S of the crystal related to the figure of merit ZT = S₂T/pk were compared with the values presented by other groups. by Juan Pablo Porras Pérez Guerrero. S.B. 2013-04-12T19:31:55Z 2013-04-12T19:31:55Z 2012 2012 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78518 837279318 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 68 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Physics. Porras Pérez Guerrero, Juan Pablo Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title | Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title_full | Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title_short | Synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| title_sort | synthesis and physical characterization of thermoelectric single crystals |
| topic | Physics. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/78518 |
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