Stabilization and Thermoelectric Properties of Rare Earth Chalcogenides .GAMMA.-LaSy.

Structural and Thermoelectric Properties of Rare-Earth-Substituted Sr3Fe2O7

The structural and thermoelectric properties of rare-earth (Sm)-substituted Ruddlesden­Popper-type Sr3Fe2O7, Sr31xSmxFe2O7 (SSFO, x = 0, 0.1, 0.15), were investigated by measuring the temperature dependence of its crystallographic parameters, electrical conductivity, and Seebeck coefficient (S). A sharp increase in electrical conductivity (·) up to 60 S/cm (log · = 1.78 S/cm) at 400­500°C occur...

Micro- and Macromechanical Properties of Thermoelectric Lead Chalcogenides.

Both n- and p-type lead telluride (PbTe)-based thermoelectric (TE) materials display high TE efficiency, but the low fracture strength may limit their commercial applications. To find ways to improve these macroscopic mechanical properties, we report here the ideal strength and deformation mechanism of PbTe using density functional theory calculations. This provides structure-property relations...

ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF RARE EARTH CHALCOGENIDES UNDER THE EFFECT OF PRESSURE Adhikari,

The numerical analysis of electrical properties involved in transport mechanism such as carrier concentration, carrier mobility, carrier effective mass, electrical resistivity and electrical conductivity for some rare earth chalcogenides is discussed. The formulae are derived and used to obtain numerical values of these electrical parameters, which are useful to describe the electrical behavior...

Thermoelectric properties of perovskite - type rare earth cobalt oxide solid solutions

Grain Refinement and Enhancement of Mechanical Properties of Hot Extruded Rare-Earth Containing Magnesium Alloy

The effects of rare earth addition and hot extrusion process on the grain refinement of magnesium alloy were studied. The as-cast Mg-6Al-1Zn (AZ61) alloy had the average grain size of ~ 64 µm and its microstructure consisted of α-Mg and Mg17Al12 phase. By partial substitution of Al with Gd to reach Mg-4.8Gd-1.2Al-1Zn alloy, it was observed that the Mg17Al12 phase disappeared and two new interme...