Abstract
Cost-effective highly efficient nanostructured n-type Mg2Si 1-x Sn x and p-type higher manganese silicide (HMS) compositions were prepared for the development of practical waste heat generators for automotive and marine thermoelectric applications, in the frame of the European Commission (EC)-funded PowerDriver project. The physical, mechanical, and structural properties were fully characterized as part of a database-generation exercise required for the thermoelectric converter design. A combination of high maximal ZT values of ∼0.6 and ∼1.1 for the HMS and Mg2Si1-x Sn x compositions, respectively, and adequate mechanical properties was obtained.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1703-1711 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Electronic Materials |
| Volume | 43 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jun 2014 |
Keywords
- Thermoelectric
- silicides
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Materials Chemistry