Cesium-bismuth-telluride polycrystalline materials were fabricated using a cost-effective method based on a reduction of oxide reagents, leading to a production of a material with good thermoelectric properties. Several samples with various initial stoichiometry were prepared by melting of oxide powders at 1050 °C, quenching, milling to powders and then reducing in pure hydrogen at 400 °C. Another concept was to obtain the CsBi4Te6 material without a melting stage. Composition of the samples was analyzed by the XRD and EDX methods. The sample with 96% of CsBi4Te6 phase was obtained in a way of reduction of oxide reagents. Thermoelectric properties of fabricated samples were also investigated.
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- DOI
- Digital Object Identifier link open in new tab 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2017.07.016
- Category
- Publikacja w czasopiśmie
- Type
- artykuł w czasopiśmie wyróżnionym w JCR
- Language
- angielski
- Publication year
- 2017
