Thermoelectric materials can be used to convert waste heat, such as solar energy and automobile exhaust, to electricity. A Bi
0.45Sb
1.55Te
3 p-type cuboid was created using hydrothermal synthesis, cold pressing, and evacuated-and-encapsulated sintering in a Pyrex ampoule. The figure of merit (z) was determined by finding three transport parameters: electrical conductivity, thermopower, and thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity measurements on the three (A, ...
Author(s): Ankam Bhaskar, Chia-Jyi Liu, Hsin -Chang Lai, Yen-Liang Liu
Materials of β-Cu
2−xSe were fabricated by using hydrothermal synthesis followed by evacuating-and-encapsulating sintering. These materials were then characterized using powder X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron micrograph, electronic and thermal transport. Thermal conductivity measurements were carried out utilizing transient plane source (TPS) techniques using a thermal constants analyzer. The thermal conductivity of β-Cu
2−xSe at room temperature is found to be larger than that ...
Author(s): Ankam Bhaskar, Chia-Jyi Liu, Chih-Hui Hua, Ching-Lin Chang
The thermoelectric properties of Ca3-xYbxCo3.95Ga0.05O9+delta where x = 0.00, 0.02, 0.05, and 0.10 were determined at temperatures less than 300 K. It was determined that the partial substitution of Yb3+ for Ca2+ resulted in an increase in resistivity and thermopower. The thermal conductivity was found to decrease with increasing Yb3+ content, and the sample producing the highest thermoelectric figure of merit at 300 K was the x = 0.05 sample....
Author(s): Ankam Bhaskar, Chia-Jyi Liu, Y.-C. Huang
Thermal properties of Ca3xDyxCo3.95Ga0.05O9+d were quantified, as were the thermoelectric properties. X-ray diffraction was used to determine the phase of the samples. The thermopower of all samples was determined to be positive. The figure of merit and the power factor increased for the samples after doping had occurred....
Author(s): Ankam Bhaskar, C. Jhang, C. Liu
The thermoelectric properties of the co-doped misfit-layered cobaltites of Ca3-xAgxCo3.95Fe0.05O9+delta (x=0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) were investigated at temperatures between 300 and 700 K. It was found that the thermopower increased with increasing temperature. The thermal conductivity was found to increase with increasing Ag+ content in the samples, and the highest calculated figure of merit was determined for the Ca2.8Ag0.2Co3.95Fe0.05O9+delta....
Author(s): Ankam Bhaskar, Chia-Jyi Liu, Zong-Ren Yang
