High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of the Solid-Solution Zintl Phase Eu11Cd6–xZnxSb12

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of the Zintl phase BaGa2Sb2 via doping with Na or K

Naor K-doped samples of Ba1 x(Na, K)xGa2Sb2 were prepared by ball-milling followed by hot-pressing. The topological analysis of the electron density of BaGa2Sb2 implies a polar covalent nature of the Sb– Ga bonds in which the Sb atoms receive the electrons transferred from Ba rather than the Ga atoms. Successful doping of BaGa2Sb2 with Na or K was confirmed with combined microprobe and X-ray di...

Zintl phases for thermoelectric devices.

By converting waste heat into electricity and improving the efficiency of refrigeration systems, thermoelectric devices could play a significant role in solving today's energy problems. Increasing the thermoelectric efficiency (as measured by the thermoelectric material's figure-of-merit, zT) is critical to the development of this technology. Complex Zintl phases, in particular, make ideal cand...

High-temperature thermoelectric properties of n-type BayNixCo4-xSb12

High-temperature resistivity and thermoelectric properties of coupled substituted Ca3Co2O6.

Polycrystalline samples of Ca3-x Na x Co2-x Mn x O6 (x=0.0-0.5) have been prepared by the sol-gel cum combustion method using sucrose in order to investigate the effects of the coupled substitution of Na and Mn on Ca and Co sites on the transport properties of Ca3Co2O6(Co326). The products were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravi...

High Temperature Behavior of Dual Phase Steels

Dual phase steels with different martensite volume fraction and morphology were tensile tested at a temperature range of 25 to 5500C. Stress-strain curves of all steels showed serration flow at temperatures of 250 and 3500C, and smooth flow at the other temperatures. Both yield and ultimate tensile strengths increased with increasing testing temperature up to about 450<sup...