About this Abstract |
Meeting |
2020 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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Symposium
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Alloys and Compounds for Thermoelectric and Solar Cell Applications VIII
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Presentation Title |
D-6: Phase Diagram of Bi-Cu-Te and Thermoelectric Properties of Cu Doped Bi2Te3 Alloys |
Author(s) |
Wan-Ting Yen, Hsin-Jay Wu |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Wan-Ting Yen |
Abstract Scope |
Thermoelectric material (TE) could convert waste heat directly into electricity, and therefore it could pave the way toward the environmental sustainability. The layered-structure Bi2Te3, which crystallize in a rhombohedral symmetry, show anisotropic transport properties, and are the most well-established room-temperature TE materials. Herein we aim to tune the thermal/electrical transport properties of the Bi2Te3-based alloys, by incorporating minor amount of Cu, to form a series of Cu-doped Bi2Te3 alloys. The homogeneity regime, phase stability and microstructural evolution are elaborated by establishing the 523K isothermal section of ternary Bi-Te-Cu, using the thermally-equilibrated or solidified alloys. In addition, the TE properties of selective Cu-doped Bi2Te3 alloys that grown by the Bridgman method suggest that the small deviations in the starting compositions could lead to the huge the difference in the resultant TE performance. |
Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: Supplemental Proceedings volume |