High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements
Abstract
Compounds of the Yb14MnSb11 structure type are the highest efficiency bulk p-type materials for high temperature thermoelectric applications, with reported figures of merit (ZTs) as high as ~1.3 at 1275 K. Further optimization of ZT for this structure type is possible with the development of a simple synthetic route. However, this has been difficult to achieve because of the small amount of Mn required compared with Yb and Sb. A simple synthetic route for Yb14MnSb11 has been developed utilizing a combination of ball milling and annealing to produce phase-pure material followed by spark plasma sintering for consolidation. The materials have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction before and after spark plasma sintering. The stoichiometric reaction of Yb, Sb, and MnSb provides phase-pure powder by X-ray diffraction. Upon cycling to temperatures greater than 1272 K, Yb14MnSb11 shows the presence of Yb11Sb10. Additional samples with 5% and 10% excess Mn were also investigated. Adding 5–10% excess Mn does not change the low temperature properties and improves the high temperature ZT, resulting in a ZT of 1.1–1.2 at 1000 K for Yb14Mn1.05Sb11, 30–40% improvement over that of the Sn flux reaction. The increase in ZT is attributed to optimization of the carrier concentration.more »
- Authors:
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- Department of Chemistry, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, California 95616, United States
- Thermal Energy Conversion Technologies Group, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology 4800 Oak Grove Drive, MS 277-207, Pasadena, California 91109, United States
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- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); NEUP
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1210092
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1225062
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Chemistry of Materials
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Chemistry of Materials Journal Volume: 27 Journal Issue: 16; Journal ID: ISSN 0897-4756
- Publisher:
- American Chemical Society (ACS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Thermoelectrics; Physical and chemical processes; Transition metals; Fluxes; Materials
Citation Formats
Grebenkemper, Jason H., Hu, Yufei, Barrett, Dashiel, Gogna, Pawan, Huang, Chen-Kuo, Bux, Sabah K., and Kauzlarich, Susan M. High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements. United States: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02446.
Grebenkemper, Jason H., Hu, Yufei, Barrett, Dashiel, Gogna, Pawan, Huang, Chen-Kuo, Bux, Sabah K., & Kauzlarich, Susan M. High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02446
Grebenkemper, Jason H., Hu, Yufei, Barrett, Dashiel, Gogna, Pawan, Huang, Chen-Kuo, Bux, Sabah K., and Kauzlarich, Susan M. 2015.
"High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02446.
@article{osti_1210092,
title = {High Temperature Thermoelectric Properties of Yb14MnSb11 Prepared from Reaction of MnSb with the Elements},
author = {Grebenkemper, Jason H. and Hu, Yufei and Barrett, Dashiel and Gogna, Pawan and Huang, Chen-Kuo and Bux, Sabah K. and Kauzlarich, Susan M.},
abstractNote = {Compounds of the Yb14MnSb11 structure type are the highest efficiency bulk p-type materials for high temperature thermoelectric applications, with reported figures of merit (ZTs) as high as ~1.3 at 1275 K. Further optimization of ZT for this structure type is possible with the development of a simple synthetic route. However, this has been difficult to achieve because of the small amount of Mn required compared with Yb and Sb. A simple synthetic route for Yb14MnSb11 has been developed utilizing a combination of ball milling and annealing to produce phase-pure material followed by spark plasma sintering for consolidation. The materials have been characterized by powder X-ray diffraction before and after spark plasma sintering. The stoichiometric reaction of Yb, Sb, and MnSb provides phase-pure powder by X-ray diffraction. Upon cycling to temperatures greater than 1272 K, Yb14MnSb11 shows the presence of Yb11Sb10. Additional samples with 5% and 10% excess Mn were also investigated. Adding 5–10% excess Mn does not change the low temperature properties and improves the high temperature ZT, resulting in a ZT of 1.1–1.2 at 1000 K for Yb14Mn1.05Sb11, 30–40% improvement over that of the Sn flux reaction. The increase in ZT is attributed to optimization of the carrier concentration. These results provide a reliable method of bulk synthesis of this Zintl phase and open the way for discovery of new compounds with potential for even higher ZT.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b02446},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1210092},
journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
issn = {0897-4756},
number = 16,
volume = 27,
place = {United States},
year = {Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015},
month = {Thu Aug 13 00:00:00 EDT 2015}
}
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