Moderate-temperature thermoelectric properties of TiCoSb-based half-Heusler compounds Ti1−xTaxCoSb
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 101 (11), 113714
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2738460
Abstract
Ta-doped Ti 1 − x Ta x Co Sb ( 0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.08 ) half-Heusler compounds were synthesized by melting and annealing process. Their thermoelectric properties were studied in the temperature range of 300 – 900 K . The Ti 1 − x Ta x Co Sb compounds exhibit negative Seebeck coefficients with considerably large absolute values. With increasing Ta substitution, the electrical conductivity was greatly increased, but the thermal conductivity was reduced. Because of the combined effects of increased electrical conductivity and reduced thermal conductivity, the thermoelectric performance of Ti 1 − x Ta x Co Sb alloys was apparently improved by dopingTa. The dimensionless figure of merit of 0.3 was obtained for Ti 0.92 Ta 0.08 Co Sb compound at 900 K . This value is about ten times larger than that of the undoped TiCoSb compound.Keywords
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