Preparation of high performance Bi2Sr2Co1.8Ox thermoelectric materials from nanosized precursors

Bi2Sr2Co1.8Ox thermoelectric (TE) materials were prepared by three different synthesis methods producing nanosized precursors: coprecipitation (with ammonium carbonate or oxalic acid) and attrition milling, which were compared with those obtained by the classical solid state method. Microstructure h...

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Autores: Sotelo, Andres, Rasekh, Sh., Torres, M. A., Madre, M. A., Diez, J. C.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión aceptada para publicación
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/182294
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/182294
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Ceramics
Synthesis
Electrical properties
Microstructure
Power factor
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Sumario:Bi2Sr2Co1.8Ox thermoelectric (TE) materials were prepared by three different synthesis methods producing nanosized precursors: coprecipitation (with ammonium carbonate or oxalic acid) and attrition milling, which were compared with those obtained by the classical solid state method. Microstructure has shown that precursors produced by coprecipitation and attrition milling methods produced nanometric precursors much smaller than the typical sizes produced by the solid state route. The TE properties are in agreement with the microstructural features, leading to lower resistivity in all the samples, compared with the solid state ones, while Seebeck coefficient is practically unchanged in all cases. As a consequence, maximum power factor values of around four times higher than those obtained in the classical solid state method have been determined. Moreover, the highest power factor value at 650°C is higher than the best results obtained in as-grown textured materials produced by the laser floating zone technique.