Phases and Thermoelectric Properties of Bulk NiSb₂ and Composite of NiSb₂ and CoSb₃ Prepared by Sintering

Abstract:

For researching the thermoelectric properties, bulk NiSb2 and the composite of CoSb3 and NiSb2 were prepared by sintering. The phases of samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and their thermoelectric properties were tested by electric constant instrument and laser thermal constant instrument. Experimental results show that, Bulk NiSb2 and the composite of NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 and 4:6 were prepared by sintering at 600°C for 10min and they are N-type semiconductor materials with high densities of 6.998~7.142g/cm3. The bulk NiSb2 sample sintered is nearly single phase NiSb2, while the major phases of the composite of NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 are major phase CoSb3 with impurity phase NiSb2. The electric resistivity of bulk NiSb2 sample increases with temperature rising while those of the composites (NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 and 4:6) increase at 400~500 °C. The absolute values of Seebeck coefficients of the composite samples (NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 and 4:6) increase with temperature rising and are evidently higher than those of bulk NiSb2. The power factors of the composites (NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 and 4:6) are evidently higher than those of bulk NiSb2 while the power factor of NiSb2 sample varies not obviously with temperature rising, but those of the composites (NiSb2:CoSb3=2:8 and 4:6) increase with temperature rising and reaches the maximum value of 21.3 10-4Wk-2m-1 at 500 °C.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 503-504)
• Pages: 507-510
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.503-504.507
• Online since: April 2012
• Authors: Ke Gao Liu, Nian Jing Ji, Zhong Quan Ma
• Keywords: Composite, CoSb₃, NiSb₂, Thermoelectric Properties

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