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High-temperature elastic moduli of thermoelectric SnTe1±x – y SiC nanoparticulate composites

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In waste heat recovery applications, thermoelectric (TE) generators are subjected to thermal gradients and thermal transients, creating mechanical stresses in the TE legs. Such stresses are functions of the elastic moduli of the TE material. For SnTe1±x matrices (where x = 0.0 or 0.016) composite specimens with 0–4 vol% SiC nanoparticle (SiCNP) additions, the elastic moduli (Young’s modulus, shear modulus, and Poisson’s ratio) were measured by resonant ultrasound spectroscopy from room temperature (RT) to 663 K. The effects of matrix composition and the SiCNP additions on the RT intercepts and the slopes of the elastic modulus as a function of temperature are also discussed.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support of the Department of Energy, “Revolutionary Materials for Solid State Energy Conversion Center,” an Energy Frontiers Research Center funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic energy Sciences under award number DE-SC0001054. The authors also acknowledge the use of the equipment high-temperature RUS measurements through the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s High Temperature Materials Laboratory User Program, which is sponsored by the U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Program.

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  1. Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48824, USA

    Robert D. Schmidt, Eldon D. Case & Jennifer E. Ni

  2. High Temperature Materials Laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 37831, USA

    Rosa M. Trejo & Edgar Lara-Curzio

  3. Chemistry Department, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, 60201, USA

    Rachel J. Korkosz & Mercouri G. Kanatzidis

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Schmidt, R.D., Case, E.D., Ni, J.E. et al. High-temperature elastic moduli of thermoelectric SnTe1±x – y SiC nanoparticulate composites. J Mater Sci 48, 8244–8258 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7637-6

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