Thermoelectric properties of n-type multiple-filled skutterudites

X. Shi; J. R. Salvador; J. Yang; H. Wang

doi:10.1007/s11664-008-0650-x

Thermoelectric properties of n-type multiple-filled skutterudites

X. Shi, J. R. Salvador, J. Yang, H. Wang

Nuclear Energy Materials Microanalysis

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Abstract

Filled skutterudites are prospective intermediate temperature materials for thermoelectric power generation. CoSb ₃-based n-type filled skutterudites have good electrical transport properties with power factor values over 40 μW/cm K ² at elevated temperatures. Filling multiple fillers into the crystallographic voids of skutterudites would help scatter a broad range of lattice phonons, thus resulting in lower lattice thermal conductivity values. We report the thermoelectric properties of n-type multiple-filled skutterudites between 5 K and 800 K. The combination of different fillers inside the voids of the skutterudite structure shows enhanced phonon scattering, and consequently a strong suppression of the lattice thermal conductivity. Very good power factor values are achieved in multiple-filled skutterudite compared with single-element-filled materials. The dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit for n-type filled skutterudites is improved through multiple-filling in a wide temperature range.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	930-933
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Electronic Materials
Volume	38
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-008-0650-x
State	Published - Jul 2009

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X.S., J.R.S., and J.Y. would like to thank Drs. J.F. Herbst and M.W. Verbrugge for continuous support and encouragement. The work is supported by GM and by DOE under corporate agreement DE-FC26-04NT42278, by the Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Office of Transportation Technologies as part of the High-Temperature Materials Laboratory User Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory managed by the UT-Battelle LLC, for the Department of Energy under Contract DEA-C05000OR22725.

Funders	Funder number
Office of Transportation Technologies
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-FC26-04NT42278, DEA-C05000OR22725
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
UT-Battelle

Keywords

Multiple-filling
Skutterudite
Thermal conductivity
Thermoelectric

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