Characterization of the thermal conductivity of La0.95Sr0.05CoO3 thermoelectric oxide nanofibers

Xu, Weihe; Nazaretski, Evgeny; Lu, Ming; Hadim, Hamid; Shi, Yong

doi:10.1007/s12274-014-0485-0

Characterization of the thermal conductivity of La_0.95Sr_0.05CoO₃ thermoelectric oxide nanofibers

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2014 · Nano Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-014-0485-0· OSTI ID:2560716

^[1]; Nazaretski, Evgeny ^[2]; Lu, Ming ^[2]; Hadim, Hamid ^[3]; Shi, Yong ^[3]

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States); Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (United States)
Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ (United States)

Thermoelectric oxide nanofibers prepared by electrospinning are expected to have reduced thermal conductivity when compared to bulk samples. Measurements of nanofibers’ thermal conductivity is challenging since it involves sophisticated sample preparation methods. In this work, we present a novel method suitable for measurements of thermal conductivity of a single nanofiber. A microelectro-mechanical (MEMS) device has been designed and fabricated to perform thermal conductivity measurements on a single nanofiber. A special Si template was designed to collect and transfer individual nanofibers onto a MEMS device. Pt was deposited by a focused ion beam to reduce the effective length of a prepared nanofiber. La_0.95Sr_0.05CoO₃ nanofibers with diameters of 140 nm and 290 nm were studied and characterized using this approach at room temperature. Measured thermal conductivities yielded values of 0.7 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 2.1 W·m^-1·K^-1, respectively. Our measurements in La_0.95Sr_0.05CoO₃ nanofibers confirmed that a decrease of linear dimensions has a profound effect on its thermal conductivity.

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

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Scientific User Facilities (SUF)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-98CH10886; SC0012704

OSTI ID:: 2560716

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1228956
OSTI ID: 1165680

Report Number(s):: BNL--228022-2025-JAAM

Journal Information:: Nano Research, Journal Name: Nano Research Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 7; ISSN 1998-0124

Publisher:: SpringerCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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