Thermoelectric materials: a new rapid synthesis process for non-toxic and high-performance tetrahedrite compounds

Barbier, T., Rollin-Martinet, S., Lemoine, P., Gascoin, F., Kaltzoglou, A., Vaqueiro, P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7545-6262, Powell, A. V. and Guilmeau, E. (2016) Thermoelectric materials: a new rapid synthesis process for non-toxic and high-performance tetrahedrite compounds. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99 (1). pp. 51-56. ISSN 1551-2916 doi: 10.1111/jace.13838

Abstract/Summary

The feasibility to synthesize, in large quantity, pure and non-toxic tetrahedrite compounds using high-energy mechanical-alloying from only elemental precursors is reported in the present paper for the first time. Our processing technique allows a better control of the final product composition and leads to high thermoelectric performances (ZT of 0.75 at 700 K), comparable to that reported on sealed tube synthesis samples. Combined with spark plasma sintering, the production of highly pure and dense samples is achieved in a very short time, at least 8 times shorter than in conventional liquid-solid-vapor synthesis process. The process described in this paper is a promising way to produce high performance tetrahedrite materials for cost-effective and large-scale thermoelectric applications.

Item Type	Article
URI	https://reading-clone.eprints-hosting.org/id/eprint/40897
Identification Number/DOI	10.1111/jace.13838
Refereed	Yes
Divisions	Life Sciences > School of Chemistry, Food and Pharmacy > Department of Chemistry Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Energy Research Interdisciplinary centres and themes > Chemical Analysis Facility (CAF) > Xray (CAF)
Uncontrolled Keywords	Thermoelectric, Tetrahedrite, Mechanical-alloying, Electrical properties, Thermal conductivity, Seebeck coefficient
Publisher	Wiley
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