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Bulk skutterudite (FeNi)(x)Co4-xSb12 with x varying from 0.05 to 1.0 were prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering (MA-SPS). The phases of the samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction, and their thermoelectrical properties were tested by electrical constant instrument and laser thermal constant instrument. The experimental results show that bulk (FeNi)(x)Co4-xSb12 have the characteristic of typical semiconductor electricity. The addition of FeNi improves the electrical properties to a large extent; the samples of bulk (FeNi)(x)Co4-xSb12 (x = 0.05-1.0) are n-type semiconducting materials; the increase of FeNi content can decrease the absolute value of Seebeck coefficient and therefore decrease the ZT value; FeNi with a higher content when x > 0.5 leads to an evident increase in thermal conductivity and also a decrease in ZT value. In general, for ZT value, the optimal added content of FeNi is 0.25-0.5 and the maximum ZT value is 0.2467 when x = 0.5 at 500 degrees C. (C) 2008 University of Science and Technology Beijing. All rights reserved.
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JOURNAL OF UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY BEIJING
ISSN: 1005-8850
Year: 2008
Issue: 3
Volume: 15
Page: 272-275
JCR Journal Grade:2
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