Thermoelectric properties and low thermal conductivity of Zintl compound Yb 10 MnSb 9
The recently discovered Zintl compound Yb 10 MnSb 9 is a thermoelectric material very close in compositional space to high performing thermoelectric materials such as Yb 14 MnSb 11 and Yb 21 Mn 4 Sb 18 . Here we measure and report electronic and thermal transport data for Yb 10 MnSb 9 up to 825 K. D...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for energy and sustainability Materials for energy and sustainability, 2022-07, Vol.10 (28), p.15127-15135 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The recently discovered Zintl compound Yb
10
MnSb
9
is a thermoelectric material very close in compositional space to high performing thermoelectric materials such as Yb
14
MnSb
11
and Yb
21
Mn
4
Sb
18
. Here we measure and report electronic and thermal transport data for Yb
10
MnSb
9
up to 825 K. Due to the complicated crystal structure, this material has ultralow thermal conductivity. The ultralow lattice thermal conductivity in conjunction with a higher Seebeck coefficient than in other Yb–Mn–Sb compounds, leads to a moderate
zT
of about 0.34 at 825 K and is likely to peak at a higher value
via
material optimization. We approximate a bandgap of about 0.4 eV and expect the
zT
to be able to reach values as high as 0.33 at 725 K (which is comparable to Yb
14
MnSb
11
at that temperature) using a thermoelectric quality factor analysis. This
zT
has the potential to reach even higher values by improving the quality factor,
B
, through grain boundary engineering. Here we provide suggestions for future studies to improve thermoelectric performance. This work is the first report of thermal conductivity, bandgap, and
zT
for this Yb
10
MnSb
9
compound, and we discuss implications of this material for future thermoelectric study through comparisons to the leading Yb
14
MnSb
11
material. |
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ISSN: | 2050-7488 2050-7496 |
DOI: | 10.1039/D2TA03114K |