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Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of the YbTe-YbSb System

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The syntheses of YbTe1−x Sb x (x = 0, 0.05, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1) were investigated by solid state reactions and formed into dense pellets by spark plasma sintering. X-ray powder diffraction and microprobe analysis indicated no solubility of Sb in YbTe, and these phases are better described as composite phases (YbTe)1−x (YbSb) x (x = 0, 0.05, 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1). Thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and Seebeck coefficients were acquired for the larger values of x (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8, 1) from room temperature to 773 K, and the figure of merit was calculated. Thermal conductivities for x = 0, 0.05 are also reported; however, measurements of Seebeck coefficients and electrical resistivity were not possible due to large resistivity. The figure of merit for all samples was low, and the maximum zT measured was zT 791K = 0.018 for YbSb. Low figures of merit were primarily the result of very high resistivity in YbTe rich samples, and high thermal conductivity, and a small Seebeck coefficient in all samples.

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Kawamura, A., Hu, Y. & Kauzlarich, S.M. Synthesis and Thermoelectric Properties of the YbTe-YbSb System. J. Electron. Mater. 45, 779–785 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-015-4202-x

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