Thermoelectric Promise of (In_xSn_x)Co_4Sb_{12} Materials

• Authors: C. Godart , E. Lopes , A. Gonçalves
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

We report on a new series of filled skutterudites derived from CoSb_3 with double filling of the cage (by In, Sn) in order to lower the thermal conductivity. As expected for Co-rich side samples, the Seebeck coefficient indicates n-type, with surprisingly high values at 300 K.

Keywords

EN

72.15.Jf; 61.43.-j

Discipline

• 61.43.-j: Disordered solids(see also 81.05.Gc Amorphous semiconductors, 81.05.Kf Glasses, and 81.05.Rm Porous materials; granular materials in materials science; for photoluminescence of disordered solids, see 78.55.Mb and 78.55.Qr)
• 72.15.Jf: Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects

• Journal: Acta Physica Polonica A
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 113
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 403-406

Dates

published

2008-01

received

2007-07-09

Contributors

author

C. Godart

• ICMPE, CNRS UMR7182, CMTR, 2/8 rue Henri Dunant, 94320 Thiais, France

author

E. Lopes

• Departamento de Química, ITN/CFMC-UL, 2686-953 Sacavém, Portugal

author

A. Gonçalves

• Departamento de Química, ITN/CFMC-UL, 2686-953 Sacavém, Portugal

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Identifiers

DOI

10.12693/APhysPolA.113.403