Influence of Ca substitution by Mg on the Ca3Co4O9 performances

Ca3-xMgxCo4O9 polycrystalline thermoelectric ceramics with small amounts of Mg have been synthesized by the classical solid state method. Microstructural characterizations have shown that all the Mg has been incorporated into the Ca3Co4O9 structure and no Mg-based secondary phases have been identifi...

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Autores: Constantinescu, G., Rasekh, SH., Torres, M.A., Chocarro, Cristina, Díez, J.C., Madre, M.A., Sotelo, A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Repositorio:Repositori Obert UdL
OAI Identifier:oai:repositori.udl.cat:10459.1/47466
Acceso en línea:https://doi.org/10.3989/cyv.62014
http://hdl.handle.net/10459.1/47466
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Doping
Sintering
Cobaltites
Electrical properties
Thermopower
Dopado
Sinterizado
Cobaltitas
Propiedades eléctricas
Poder termoeléctrico
Descripción
Sumario:Ca3-xMgxCo4O9 polycrystalline thermoelectric ceramics with small amounts of Mg have been synthesized by the classical solid state method. Microstructural characterizations have shown that all the Mg has been incorporated into the Ca3Co4O9 structure and no Mg-based secondary phases have been identified. Apparent density measurements have shown that samples do not modify their density until 0.05 Mg content, decreasing for higher contents. Electrical resistivity decreases and Seebeck coefficient slightly raises when Mg content increases until 0.05 Mg addition. The improvement in both parameters leads to higher power factor values than the usually obtained in samples prepared by the conventional solid state routes and close to those obtained in textured materials.