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Behavior of Te in plastically deformed Bi/sub 2/(Te, Se)/sub 3/ alloys

Journal Article · · Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)
OSTI ID:5310035
The authors studied the influence of plastic deformation and excess Te on the donor effect in Bi/sub 2/(Te, Se)/sub 3/ alloys. The investigations were carried out primarily on alloys of the composition Bi/sub 2/Te/sub 2.4/Se/sub 0.6/. Annealing was performed in capsules, preliminarily evacuated to 10/sup -1/ Pa, and then filled with helium of special purity. On the plastic deformation of samples, electrophysical properties were measured, viz., the thermo-emf coefficient, electrical conductivity, and the Hall effect by the usual methods, and metallographic analysis was performed with an MIM-7 microscope. Plastic deformation of alloys, based on Bi/sub 2/(Te, Se)/sub 3/, leads to dissolution of Te, occurring in the second phase, upon increasing pressure. Deformation and temperature accelerate the dissolution. Primary recrystallization, caused by the high degree of deformation, decreases the deformation of Te in the newly forming crystal grains
OSTI ID:
5310035
Journal Information:
Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Inorg. Mater. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 23:6; ISSN INOMA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English