Development of a new thermoelectric Bi2Ca2Co 1.7Ox + Ca3Co4O9 composite

Bi2Ca2Co1.7Ox nominal composition ceramic rods were textured by the electrically assisted laser floating zone technique. A new composite formed by three phases, two of them with well-known thermoelectric properties, Bi2Ca2Co 1.7Ox and Ca3Co4O9, was obtained for the first time when the growth process...

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Autores: Rasekh, Sh., Ferreira, Nuno M., Costa, F. M., Constantinescu, G., Madre, M. A., Torres, M. A., Diez, J. C., Sotelo, Andres
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión enviada para evaluación y publicación
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:10261/117948
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/117948
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electroceramics
Directional solidification
Cobaltites
Thermoelectric materials
Electrical resistivity
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Sumario:Bi2Ca2Co1.7Ox nominal composition ceramic rods were textured by the electrically assisted laser floating zone technique. A new composite formed by three phases, two of them with well-known thermoelectric properties, Bi2Ca2Co 1.7Ox and Ca3Co4O9, was obtained for the first time when the growth process was performed with a 300 mA applied current. Under these conditions the thermoelectric performances of this new composite reach values above the highest ones reported in the literature for polycrystalline Bi2Ca2Co1.7Ox materials. © 2014 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.