dc.contributor.author | García-Cañadas, Jorge | |
dc.contributor.author | Powell, Anthony V. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaltzoglou, Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Vaqueiro, Paz | |
dc.contributor.author | Min, Gao | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-10-13T12:43:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-10-13T12:43:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013-07 | |
dc.identifier.citation | GARCÍA-CAÑADAS, Jorge, et al. Fabrication and evaluation of a skutterudite-based thermoelectric module for high-temperature applications. Journal of electronic materials, 2013, vol. 42, no 7, p. 1369-1374. | ca_CA |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10234/163584 | |
dc.description.abstract | We report a straightforward methodology for the fabrication of high-temperature thermoelectric (TE) modules using commercially available solder alloys and metal barriers. This methodology employs standard and accessible facilities that are simple to implement in any laboratory. A TE module formed by nine n-type YbxCo4Sb12 and p-type CexFe3CoSb12 state-of-the-art skutterudite material couples was fabricated. The physical properties of the synthesized skutterudites were determined, and the module power output, internal resistance, and thermocycling stability were evaluated in air. At a temperature difference of 365 K, the module provides more than 1.5 W cm−3 volume power density. However, thermocycling showed an increase of the internal module resistance and degradation in performance with the number of cycles when the device is operated at a hot-side temperature higher than 573 K. This may be attributed to oxidation of the skutterudite thermoelements. | ca_CA |
dc.description.sponsorShip | We thank the UK Engineering and Physical
Sciences Research Council for financial support
(EP/H050396). | ca_CA |
dc.format.extent | 5 p. | ca_CA |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | ca_CA |
dc.language.iso | eng | ca_CA |
dc.publisher | Springer | ca_CA |
dc.relation.isPartOf | Journal of Electronic Materials July 2013, Volume 42, Issue 7 | ca_CA |
dc.rights | © TMS 2012 | ca_CA |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | * |
dc.subject | Thermoelectric generator | ca_CA |
dc.subject | skutterudites | ca_CA |
dc.subject | manufacturing | ca_CA |
dc.subject | electrical contact resistivity | ca_CA |
dc.subject | power output | ca_CA |
dc.subject | device fabrication | ca_CA |
dc.title | Fabrication and evaluation of a skutterudite-based thermoelectric module for high temperature applications | ca_CA |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | ca_CA |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/ 10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 | |
dc.rights.accessRights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | ca_CA |
dc.relation.publisherVersion | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 | ca_CA |