Microwaved assisted fast synthesis of n and p-doped Mg{sub 2}Si
Magnesium silicide based alloys fast syntheses have been carried out using microwave heating. Precursors were first ball milled powders together under inert gas. Resulting powders were then placed into a glassy carbon crucible before being heated by microwave irradiation. Sintering of the powder was performed by spark plasma method. XRD and SEM/EDS were used to investigate composition, structure and morphology. Thermoelectric performances of the samples were measured in the temperature range of 320–775 K. The doping effect of several elements such as silver, tin, antimony, cobalt and bismuth has been studied. n-Type and p-type Mg{sub 2}Si based materials have been successfully synthesized, with maximum ZT value up to 0.7 and 0.35 at 770 K for a n-type and a p-type sample, respectively. We demonstrate here that the use of microwave irradiation to prepare doped Mg{sub 2}Si is possible, and we discuss here the thermoelectric properties of such samples. - Schematic representation of microwave hybrid heating. - Highlights: • A promising method for fast production of Mg{sub 2}Si in the frame of heat harvesting applications is presented. • A novel technological approaches towards nanostructured materials is proposed. • Thermoelectric properties of Mg{sub 2}Si doped materials prepared under microwave irradiation are discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22306314
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 202; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2013 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ORGANIC
PHYSICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
ALLOYS
ANTIMONY
CARBON
COBALT
DOPED MATERIALS
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
IRRADIATION
MAGNESIUM SILICIDES
MICROWAVE HEATING
NANOSTRUCTURES
POWDERS
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SYNTHESIS
THERMOELECTRIC PROPERTIES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION