Influence of Ba 2+ doping on the thermoelectric properties of BiCuSeO fabricated by spark plasma sintering

K. Park, D. H. Kim, H. Y. Hong, G. W. Jung, J. W. Pi

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Abstract

We studied the influence of Ba 2+ doping on the thermoelectric properties of the p-type Bi 1–x Ba x CuSeO (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.21) fabricated by spark plasma sintering. The substitution of Ba 2+ for Bi 3+ gradually increased the electrical and thermal conductivities and decreased the Seebeck coefficient, which were due to the increased hole concentration. The largest value of dimensionless figure-of-merit (0.57) was obtained for the Bi 0.86 Ba 0.14 CuSeO at 500 °C, which was over three times greater than that of pristine BiCuSeO (0.18) at 500 °C. We believe that the thermoelectric properties of BiCuSeO were substantially enhanced through the partial substitution of Ba 2+ for Bi 3+ .

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9604-9610
Number of pages7
JournalCeramics International
Volume45
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2019 May
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education ( 2017R1D1A1B03031196 ).

Funding Information:
This research was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by the Ministry of Education (2017R1D1A1B03031196).

Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l.

Keywords

  • Electrical conductivity
  • Electrical properties
  • Electron microscopy
  • Microstructure-final
  • Sintering

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Ceramics and Composites
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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