Physical, mechanical, and structural properties of highly efficient nanostructured n-and p-silicides for practical thermoelectric applications

  • Yaniv Gelbstein
  • , Jonathan Tunbridge
  • , Richard Dixon
  • , Mike J. Reece
  • , Huanpo Ning
  • , Robert Gilchrist
  • , Richard Summers
  • , Iñigo Agote
  • , Miguel A. Lagos
  • , Kevin Simpson
  • , Cedric Rouaud
  • , Peter Feulner
  • , Sergio Rivera
  • , Ramon Torrecillas
  • , Mark Husband
  • , Julian Crossley
  • , Ivan Robinson

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Abstract

Cost-effective highly efficient nanostructured n-type Mg2Si 1-x Sn x and p-type higher manganese silicide (HMS) compositions were prepared for the development of practical waste heat generators for automotive and marine thermoelectric applications, in the frame of the European Commission (EC)-funded PowerDriver project. The physical, mechanical, and structural properties were fully characterized as part of a database-generation exercise required for the thermoelectric converter design. A combination of high maximal ZT values of ∼0.6 and ∼1.1 for the HMS and Mg2Si1-x Sn x compositions, respectively, and adequate mechanical properties was obtained.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1703-1711
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Electronic Materials
Volume43
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2014

Keywords

  • silicides
  • Thermoelectric

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