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Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of FeV1−xTixSb Half-Heusler System Synthesized by Controlled Mechanical Alloying Process

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The thermoelectric and transport properties of Ti-doped FeVSb half-Heusler alloys were studied in this study. FeV1−xTixSb (0.1 < x < 0.5) half-Heusler alloys were synthesized by mechanical alloying process and subsequent vacuum hot pressing. After vacuum hot pressing, a near singe phase with a small fraction of second phase was obtained in this experiment. Investigation of microstructure revealed that both grain and particle sizes were decreased on doping which would influence on thermal conductivity. No foreign elements pick up from the vial was seen during milling process. Thermoelectric properties were investigated as a function of temperature and doping level. The absolute value of Seebeck coefficient showed transition from negative to positive with increasing doping concentrations (x ≥ 0.3). Electrical conductivity, Seebeck coefficient and power factor increased with the increasing amount of Ti contents. The lattice thermal conductivity decreased considerably, possibly due to the mass disorder and grain boundary scattering. All of these turned out to increase in power factor significantly. As a result, the thermoelectric figure of merit increased comprehensively with Ti doping for this experiment, resulting in maximum thermoelectric figure of merit for FeV0.7Ti0.3Sb at 658 K.

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This work was supported by the Regional Innovation Center (RIC) Program, which was conducted by the Ministry of SMEs and Startups of the Korean Government.

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Hasan, R., Ur, SC. Thermoelectric and Transport Properties of FeV1−xTixSb Half-Heusler System Synthesized by Controlled Mechanical Alloying Process. Electron. Mater. Lett. 14, 725–732 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13391-018-0088-0

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