Mechanical and thermoelectric properties of bismuth and antimony chalcogenides solid solutions depending on purity of starting materials
L. D. Ivanova, I. Yu. Nikhezina, A. G. Malchev, D. S. Nikulin, M. G. Lavrentev
The influence of the purity of the initial components on the mechanical and thermoelectric properties of extruded samples based on Sb2Te3–Bi2Te3 (p-type conductivity) and Bi2Te3–Bi2Se3 (n-type conductivity) solid solutions is studied. We used powders are fabricated by rapid crystallization of the melt in water or grinding ingots obtained by fusion in an ampoule, materials with a purity of 99,99; 99,999 and 99,9999 wt. % of the main substance. The samples were fine-crystalline, grain sizes did not exceed 10 μm, and the materials of p-type conductivity contained inclusions of the second phase (tellurium-based eutectics). It has been established that the ultimate strength during compressive deformation at room temperature of these samples is 170 ± 20 MPa for a material of p-type conductivity and 241 ± 17 MPa for a material of n-type conductivity. Thermoelectric parameters (electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient, thermal conductivity and thermoelectric figure of merit) of the samples were measured in the range of 100 – 600 K. The purity of the starting components does not have a significant effect on the thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) of p-type conductivity samples. For samples of n-type conductivity obtained from the purest materials, the maximum of the thermoelectric figure of merit ZT is shifted towards higher temperatures. The maximum thermoelectric figure of merit is ZTmax ~ 1,1 at 350 K and ZTmax ~ 1,0 at 400 K for p- and n-type conductivity material, respectively.
Keywords: thermoelectric materials, extrusion, microstructure, mechanical and thermoelectric properties.
DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2025-1-24-38
Ivanova Lidia — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, 119334, Leninsky prospect, 49), PhD (Eng), leading researcher, specialist in the field of semiconductor materials science, technologies for obtaining and researching thermoelectric materials. E-mail: ivanova@imet.ac.ru.
Nikhezina Irina — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, 119334, Leninsky prospect, 49), researcher, specialist in the field of semiconductor materials science and research of properties of thermoelectric materials. E-mail: nihezina@imet.ac.ru.
Malchev Alexey — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, 119334, Leninsky prospect, 49), junior researcher, specialist in the field of semiconductor materials science and research of properties of thermoelectric materials. E-mail: malchev@imet.ac.ru.
Nikulin Dmitry — Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Sciences, Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow, 119334, Leninsky prospect, 49), senior researcher, specialist in the field of semiconductor materials science and research of properties of thermoelectric materials. E-mail: zaxnur@gmail.com.
Lavrentev Mikhail — RMT Ltd. (Moscow, 115230, Warshavskoe shosse, 46), PhD (Phys-Math), senior researcher, specialist in condensed matter physics, materials physics and materials science. E-mail: lavrentev.mihail@gmail.com.
Reference citing:
Ivanova L.D., Nikhezina I.Yu., Malchev A.G., Nikulin D.S., Lavrentev M.G. Mekhanicheskie i termoelektricheskie svojstva tverdyh rastvorov hal'kogenidov vismuta i sur'my v zavisimosti ot chistoty iskhodnyh materialov [Mechanical and thermoelectric properties of bismuth and antimony chalcogenides solid solutions depending on purity of starting materials]. Perspektivnye Materialy [Advanced Materials] (in Russ), 2025, no. 1, pp. 24 – 38. DOI: 10.30791/1028-978X-2025-1-24-38