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Structural and Thermoelectric Properties of (Zn1-xMx)13Sb10 (M = Cu, Ag, Au and Ga)
Author(s)
Go Nakamoto1*, Yasuhiro Tajima2and Makio Kurisu3
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DOI:10.17265/2161-6221/2015.3-4.007
Affiliation(s)
1. Faculty of Education, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan 2. School of Materials Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan 3. Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Ehime University, Matsuyama, Ehime 790-8577, Japan
ABSTRACT
Effect of substitution for
Zn by its neighboring elements of Cu, Ag, Au and Ga in the periodic table on
the thermoelectric property has been investigated for the
Zn13Sb10 compound prepared by a quenching method. A
small amount of Ga is successfully substituted for the Zn site with the
solubility limit of 10%, and enhances metallic conduction. The
improvement of the power factor has been achieved by 25% at 340 K for the 10% Ga-substituted system.
n-type conduction is not obtained by the Ga substitution. On the other hand,
the substitution of the other elements of Cu, Ag and Au has led to the
formation of totally different phases from the 13:10 phase.
KEYWORDS
Thermoelectric properties, zinc antimonide, substitution.
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