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Converting n-type Co4Ge6Te6 skutterudite into p-type and enhancing its thermoelectric properties through Fe substitution

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? 2022 Elsevier B.V.This study is devoted to converting an n-type mixed anion Co4Ge6Te6 skutterudite into a p-type material through partial substitution of Fe for Co. Co4-xFexGe6Te6 (x = 0, 0.04 and 0.12) samples were prepared by solid-state methods and characterized by scanning electron microscopy and powder X-ray diffraction. Thermoelectric properties of the spark plasma sintering samples were investigated in the temperature range of 50–500 °C. The positive Seebeck and Hall coefficients of Co4-xFexGe6Te6 (x = 0.04 and 0.12) suggest that the n-type Co4Ge6Te6 was successfully converted into a p-type semiconductor via the Fe substitution. Also, an increased carrier concentration in Co4-xFexGe6Te6 (x = 0.04 and 0.12) leads to a significant increase in the electrical conductivity, which improves the thermoelectric performance of the mixed anion Co4-xFexGe6Te6 skutterudite.

Electronic StructureHall coefficientTernary SkutteruditesThermoelectric properties

Song S.、Huang Y.、Mozharivskyj Y.、Tseng Y.-C.、Valiyaveettil S.M.、Chen K.-H.

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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology McMaster University

CanmetMATERIALS Natural Resources Canada

Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences Academia Sinica

2022

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

Journal of Alloys and Compounds

EISCI
ISSN:0925-8388
年,卷(期):2022.913
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