2009, Volume 12, Issue 23+24
Physical Properties in Re-(Fe,Ni)4Sb12 Nano-Structurated Skutterudite
National Institute for Research and Development for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies - ICIT Rm. Valcea, Uzinei Street no. 4, P.O. Box Raureni 7, 240050, Ramnicu Valcea, Romania
*Corresponding author: Carmen Varlam, cvarlam@icsi.ro
Published: June 2009Abstract
Rare earths filled Skutterudite are known for their improved thermoelectric properties and thus materials based on such structures are promising candidates for specific applications. Also, reduced grain size is considered a promising route to decrease the thermal conductivity of materials and therefore to improve the figure of merit of thermoelectric materials.
Here we present preliminary results concerning physical properties of RE-(Fe,Ni)4Sb12 nanostructurated skutterudite (RE = Y, Ce, Yb) obtained by spark plasma sintering of nanopowders.
Keywords
Skutterudite; Yb-(Fe, Ni)4Sb12 and Er(Fe, Ni)4Sb12 compounds; Spark plasma sintering.
Tag search Skutterudite Yb-Fe Ni4Sb12 ErFe Ni4Sb12 compounds Spark plasma sintering
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