Thermoelectric properties of CoSb3 and related alloys
- 15 July 1995
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 78 (2) , 1013-1018
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.360402
Abstract
Seebeck, electrical, and thermal conductivity data are reported on CoSb3, and doped and undoped alloys of Co1−xIrxSb3−yAsy from 20 to 700 K. n‐type semiconductors were obtained by doping with Ni, Te, or Pd, and the hole concentration in p‐type samples was increased by substitution of Fe, Ru, Os, and Ge. An estimated maximum value for ZT of 0.6 (Z is the figure of merit) was found for a Te‐doped (n‐type) alloy at 700 K. For p‐type alloys, the maximum value of ZT was found to be 0.3 at 550 K. Electrical and thermal transport data also are reported for CoAs3, RhSb3, and IrSb3. Most of the samples investigated were polycrystalline, but a few measurements on CoSb3 single crystals also are discussed.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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