Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of (Cuy Mo6 Se8)1 - x (Mo4 Ru2 Se8)x alloys

Anneliese M. Schmidt; Michael A. McGuire; Franck Gascoin; G. Jeffrey Snyder; Francis J. DiSalvo

doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.05.061

Synthesis and thermoelectric properties of (Cu_y Mo₆ Se₈)_{1 - x} (Mo₄ Ru₂ Se₈)_x alloys

Anneliese M. Schmidt, Michael A. McGuire, Franck Gascoin, G. Jeffrey Snyder, Francis J. DiSalvo

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Abstract

The Chevrel phase solid solutions (Cu_y Mo₆ Se₈)_{1 - x} (Mo₄ Ru₂ Se₈)_x, with nominal y = 2, 4 and x = 0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 have been investigated in efforts to find improved high temperature thermoelectric materials. The samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction, and compositions were measured using quantitative electron microprobe analysis. The resistivity and Seebeck coefficient are reported from room temperature up to approximately 1100 K. From these measurements we estimate the thermoelectric figure of merit ZT, and the most promising compound had Z T ≈ 0.37 at 1000 K.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	262-268
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume	431
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jallcom.2006.05.061
State	Published - Apr 4 2007
Externally published	Yes

Funding

This paper was expanded from part of a Master’s Thesis presented to Cornell University by A.M. Schmidt in August 2005. The work was funded by NASA/JPL. We thank John Sinnot for help with sample mounting and polishing, and John Hunt for assistance with the microprobe analysis. The microprobe and polishing equipment are part of the Cornell Center for Materials Research, which is supported by a MRSEC Grant (DMR-0520404). Portions of this work were carried out by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under contract with NASA.

Funders	Funder number
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University	DMR-0520404

Keywords

Electronic transport
Semiconductors
X-ray diffraction

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