Enhanced power factor of higher manganese silicide via melt spin synthesis method

Shi, Xiaoya; Shi, Xun; Li, Yulong; He, Ying; Chen, Lidong; Li, Qiang

doi:10.1063/1.4905243

Enhanced power factor of higher manganese silicide via melt spin synthesis method

Journal Article · Tue Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Journal of Applied Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4905243· OSTI ID:1183265

Shi, Xiaoya ^[1]; Shi, Xun ^[2]; Li, Yulong ^[2]; He, Ying ^[2]; Chen, Lidong ^[2]; Li, Qiang ^[1]

Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai (China)

We report on the thermoelectric properties of the Higher Manganese Silicide MnSi₁.₇₅ (HMS) synthesized by means of a one-step non-equilibrium method. The ultrahigh cooling rate generated from the melt-spin technique is found to be effective in reducing second phases, which are inevitable during the traditional solid state diffusion processes. Aside from being detrimental to thermoelectric properties, second phases skew the revealing of the intrinsic properties of this class of materials, for example the optimal level of carrier concentration. With this melt-spin sample, we are able to formulate a simple model based on a single parabolic band that can well describe the carrier concentration dependence of the Seebeck coefficient and power factor of the data reported in the literature. An optimal carrier concentration around 5x10²⁰ cm⁻³ at 300 K is predicted according to this model. The phase-pure melt-spin sample shows the largest power factor at high temperature, resulting in the highest zT value among the three samples in this paper; the maximum value is superior to those reported in the literatures.

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Research Organization:: Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886

OSTI ID:: 1183265

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1226652
OSTI ID: 22399185

Report Number(s):: BNL--107694-2015-JA; KC0202050

Journal Information:: Journal of Applied Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Applied Physics Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 116; ISSN JAPIAU; ISSN 0021-8979

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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