Influence of Ca substitution by Mg on the Ca3Co 4O9 performances

[EN]: 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 Ca3Co4O 9 structure and no Mg-based secondary phases have been i...

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Autores: Constantinescu, G., Rasekh, Sh., Torres, M. A., Chocarro, C., Diez, J. C., Madre, M. A., Sotelo, Andres
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2014
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/118324
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/118324
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Poder termoeléctrico
Propiedades eléctricas
Cobaltitas
Sinterizado
Dopado
Thermopower
Doping
Sintering
Cobaltites
Electrical properties
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Sumario:[EN]: 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 Ca3Co4O 9 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.