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Multi-filling approach for the improvement of thermoelectric properties of skutterudites.
International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings. (2001)
  • L. D. Chen
  • X. F. Tang
  • T. Kawahara
  • Jeffrey S. Dyck, John Carroll University
Abstract

Several skutterudite antimonides filled with atoms of different kinds, (Ba, M)yCo4Sb12 (M=Ce, La, Sr), have been synthesized by the combination of solid state reaction and melting methods. Thermal conductivity of (Ba,Sr)yCo4 Sb12 samples shows a behavior similar to that of BayCo4Sb12. Adding a small amount of Ce or La to the BayCo4Sb12 system is effective in further reducing the lattice thermal conductivity. The difference in the ionic radii of the two co-filler atoms is the most sensitive factor for scattering of phonons. The multi-filled (Ba, M)yCo4Sb12 (M=Sr, Ce, La) show lower Seebeck coefficients as compared to the single-filled BayCo 4Sb12 having the same total filling fraction. It is expected that higher thermoelectric performance could be realized by further optimization of the composition of filler species.

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Publication Date
2001
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DOI: 10.1109/ICT.2001.979821
Citation Information
L. D. Chen, X. F. Tang, T. Kawahara and Jeffrey S. Dyck. "Multi-filling approach for the improvement of thermoelectric properties of skutterudites." International Conference on Thermoelectrics, ICT, Proceedings. (2001)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/jeffrey_dyck/24/