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Melt Spinning Preparation of Bismuth Telluride and Partially Alloying with IV-VI Compounds for Thermoelectric Application

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Harald Boettner ,
Dirk Ebling ,
Alexandre Jacquot ,
Uta Kühn ,
Jürgen Schmidt  and
Harald Boettner
Harald Boettner
Affiliation:
harald.boettner@ipm.fraunhofer.de, Fraunhofer IPM, Thermoelectric SAystems, Heidenhofstr.8, Freiburg, DE-79110, Germany, #49-761-8857121
Dirk Ebling
Affiliation:
dirk.ebling@ipm.fraunhofer.de, Fraunhofer IPM, Thermoelectric Systems, Heidenhofstr.8, Freiburg, DE-79110, Germany
Alexandre Jacquot
Affiliation:
alexandre.jacquot@ipm.fraunhofer.de, Fraunhofer IPM, Thermoelectric Systems, Heidenhofstr.8, Freiburg, DE-79110, Germany
Uta Kühn
Affiliation:
uta.Kuehn@ifw.de, IFW Dresden, Helmholzstr.20, Dresden, DE-01069, Germany
Jürgen Schmidt
Affiliation:
juergen.schmidt@ifam-dd.fraunhofer.de, Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden, Dresden, DE-01277, Germany
Harald Boettner
Affiliation:
harald.boettner@ipm.fraunhofer.de, Fraunhofer IPM, Thermoelectric Systems, Heidenhofstr.8, Freiburg, DE-79110, Germany
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Abstract

The melt spinning technique (MST) combined with post annealing processes is evaluated for the development of thermoelectric nanocomposites. The evaluated ones are based on two components almost immiscible in solid state but with crystallographic correlation. One is taken from the V-VI-components system and the other one from the IV-VI-components system. This concept was applied to p-(Bi0,2Sb0,8)2Te3 and to p-[(Bi0,2Sb0,8)2Te3]1-xPbTex composites. MST samples of all types were characterised for some structural and thermoelectric properties. All V-VI materials are clearly textured after MST and show no deterioration concerning the thermoelectric properties even after subsequent annealing processes. Structural analysis of p-[(Bi0,2Sb0,8)2Te3]1-xPbTex composites gave significant hints for oriented precipitates of a IV-VI-rich phase incorporated into the V-VI-rich matrix. The thermoelectric figure of merit of the evaluated composites could be enhanced by suitable annealing procedures of both the quenched bulk materials and the melt spin material.

Keywords

thermoelectricitynanostructurecomposite
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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1044: Symposium U – Thermoelectric Power Generation , 2007 , 1044-U04-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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