波段工程和音频工程有效地改善n型Mg3Sb2热电材料性能
Lu Yu1, Si-Tong Wei1, Li-Jun Wang2
1College of New Energy and Materials, China University of Petroleum, Beijing 102249, PR China.
ACS applied materials & interfaces
|November 10, 2023
概括
这项研究通过配合 (Tb) 和 (Er) 来增强基于Mg3Sb2的热电材料. 这种方法提高了电性能,降低了导热率,达到1.71的峰值ZT值,有效地将热转化为电.
科学领域:
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 固态物理 固态物理
- 热电学是一种热电学.
背景情况:
- 基于Mg3Sb2的材料对热电应用有前途,将热量转化为电力.
- 提高电性能和降低导热率是关键的挑战.
- 津特尔相为先进的热电材料提供了一条途径.
研究的目的:
- 设计和研究一种基于Mg3.2Sb1.5Bi0.5.5的新型热电Zintl相.
- 通过配合 (Tb) 和 (Er) 来增强热电性能.
- 评估 codoping 对电气性能,热导率和机械稳定性的影响.
主要方法:
- 用于材料设计的统一原则计算.
- 合成的Mg3.2Sb1.5Bi0.5被添加了Tb和Er.
- 进行了热电特性 (ZT值,功率因子) 的实验性表征.
- 测量机械性能,包括扬模和维克尔硬度.
主要成果:
- 与Tb和Er的配合有效地改善了电气性能,并降低了晶格导热率.
- 采用Mg3.185Tb0.01Er0.005Sb1.5Bi0.5的样本获得了最大的ZT值为1.71.
- 该材料具有良好的机械性能 (模:51.85 GPa,维克尔硬度:0.99 GPa).
- 在12个热周期 (323-723 K) 中,表现出稳定的性能,功率因子误差低 (1.8%-2.1%) .
结论:
- 用Tb和Er对基于Mg3Sb2的Zintl相进行合是提高热电性能的有效策略.
- 由于其高ZT值和稳定性,设计的材料显示了实际热电器件应用的巨大潜力.
- 这项研究有助于开发高效和环保的热电材料.
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