<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, crack-free bulk thermoelectric material Zn4Sb3 was prepared rapidly by high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) method. Near a single-phase Zn4Sb3 specimen was obtained using nominal stoichiometric powder mixtures, which were indexed by powder X-ray diffraction. The temperature-dependent thermoelectric properties including the Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity were studied. The maximum power factor of Zn4Sb3 specimen prepared by HPHT reaches 10.8 μW/(cmK2) at 637 K, which is comparable to the published data. The results show that the HPHT offers potential processing route to produce the thermoelectric material Zn4Sb3 quickly and effectively.</p></abstract>

In this paper, crack-free bulk thermoelectric material Zn4Sb3 was prepared rapidly by high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) method. Near a single-phase Zn4Sb3 specimen was obtained using nominal stoichiometric powder mixtures, which were indexed by powder X-ray diffraction. The temperature-dependent thermoelectric properties including the Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity were studied. The maximum power factor of Zn4Sb3 specimen prepared by HPHT reaches 10.8 μW/(cmK2) at 637 K, which is comparable to the published data. The results show that the HPHT offers potential processing route to produce the thermoelectric material Zn4Sb3 quickly and effectively.

Fast preparation and thermoelectric properties of Zn4Sb3 by HPHT

Institute of Materials Science and Engineering, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China

Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, 454000, China

National Lab of Superhard Materials, Jinlin University, Changchun, 130012, China

National Lab of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, 066004, China

Materials Science-Poland

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In this paper, crack-free bulk thermoelectric material Zn4Sb3 was prepared rapidly by high pressure and high temperature (HPHT) method. Near a single-phase...

Fast preparation and thermoelectric properties of Zn4Sb3 by HPHT

Published Online: Dec 14, 2012

Page range: 355 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0043-y

Keywords
thermoelectric properties, HPHT, Zn4Sb3

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Fast preparation and thermoelectric properties of Zn4Sb3 by HPHT

Published Online: Dec 14, 2012

Page range: 355 - 358

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/s13536-012-0043-y

Keywordsthermoelectric properties, HPHT, Zn4Sb3

© 2012 Wroclaw University of Technology

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
thermoelectric properties, HPHT, Zn4Sb3