Thermoelectric properties of Zintl compound Ca1-xNaxMg2Bi1.98
- Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics and TcSUH
- Univ. of Houston, Houston, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics and TcSUH; Harbin Inst. of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang (China). National Key Lab. for Precision Hot Processing of Metals and School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Harbin Inst. of Technology, Harbin, Heilongjiang (China). National Key Lab. for Precision Hot Processing of Metals and School of Materials Science and Engineering
Motivated by good thermoelectric performance of Bi-based Zintl compounds Ca1-xYbxMg2Biy, we further studied the thermoelectric properties of Zintl compound CaMg2Bi1.98 by doping Na into Ca as Ca1-xNaxMg2Bi1.98 via mechanical alloying and hot pressing. We found that the electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, power factor, and carrier concentration can be effectively adjusted by tuning the Na concentration. Transport measurement and calculations revealed that an optimal doping of 0.5 at.% Na achieved better average ZT and efficiency. The enhancement in thermoelectric performance is attributed to the increased carrier concentration and power factor. Finally, the low cost and nontoxicity of Ca1-xNaxMg2Bi1.98 makes it a potentially promising thermoelectric material for power generation in the mid-temperature range.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Houston, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC); National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)
- Grant/Contract Number:
- SC0010831; FG02-13ER46917
- OSTI ID:
- 1471077
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1250586
- Journal Information:
- Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 108, Issue 18; ISSN 0003-6951
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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