Effects of Synthesis and Spark Plasma Sintering Conditions on the Thermoelectric Properties of Ca3Co4O9+δ

NingYu Wu; Tim Holgate; Ngo Van Nong; Nini Pryds; Søren Linderoth

doi:10.1007/s11664-013-2546-7

Effects of Synthesis and Spark Plasma Sintering Conditions on the Thermoelectric Properties of Ca₃Co₄O_9+δ

NingYu Wu, Tim Holgate, Ngo Van Nong, Nini Pryds, Søren Linderoth

Department of Energy Conversion and Storage

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Abstract

Ca3Co4O9+δ samples were synthesized by solid-state (SS) and sol–gel (SG) reactions, followed by spark plasma sintering under different processing conditions. The synthesis process was optimized and the resulting materials characterized with respect to their microstructure, bulk density, and thermoelectric transport properties. High power factors of about 400 μW/m·K2 and 465 μW/m·K2 (at 800°C) were measured for SS and SG samples, respectively. The improved thermoelectric performance of the SG sample is believed to originate from the smaller particle sizes and better grain alignment. The SG method is suggested to be a beneficial means of obtaining high-performance thermoelectric materials of Ca3Co4O9+δ type.

Original language	English
Journal	Journal of Electronic Materials
Volume	42
Issue number	7
Pages (from-to)	2134-2142
ISSN	0361-5235
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-013-2546-7
Publication status	Published - 2013

Keywords

Thermoelectric
Spark plasma sintering
Ca3Co4O9+d
Solid-state reaction
Sol–gel reaction

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