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Development of thermoelectric module based on dense Ca3Co4O9 and Zn0.98Al0.02O legs

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Ca3Co4O9 (p-type) and Zn0.98Al0.02O (n-type) pellets were prepared by conventional sintering (CS) and Spark Plasma sintering (SPS) starting from the oxides. The best p-type sample was SPS Ca3Co4O9 obtained from pre-sintered pellets, with electrical conductivity σ = 144 S/cm and Seebeck coefficient S = 172 μV/K at 800 °C, while thermal conductivity κ = 2.00 W/m×K and figure of merit ZT = 0.23. The best n-type sample was CS Zn0.98Al0.02O showing σ = 83 S/cm and S = −268 μV/K at 800 °C, while = 5.03 W/m×K and ZT = 0.127. The output power of a module based on SPS Ca3Co4O9 and CS Zn0.98Al0.02O legs was 2.26 mW (with T = 500 °C, ΔT = 248 °C).

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  1. Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, 739-8530, Japan

    Paolo Mele

  2. Department of Material Science and Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, 804-8550, Japan

    Hiroyuki Kamei, Hiroyuki Yasumune & Kaname Matsumoto

  3. Fukuoka Industry, Science & Technology Foundation — LSI Design Industry, Fukuoka, 814-0001, Japan

    Kaname Matsumoto & Koji Miyazaki

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, 804-8550, Japan

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Mele, P., Kamei, H., Yasumune, H. et al. Development of thermoelectric module based on dense Ca3Co4O9 and Zn0.98Al0.02O legs. Met. Mater. Int. 20, 389–397 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12540-014-2024-7

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