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Thermoelectric Properties of an Extruded ZrO2-Modified Bi0.85Sb0.15 Solid Solution

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The electrical conductivity (σ), thermoelectric power (α), Hall coefficient (RH), and thermal conductivity (κ) of unmodified and 0.5 wt % ZrO2-modified extruded samples of the Bi0.85Sb0.15 solid solution have been measured in the range ~77–300 K at a magnetic field strength of up to ~74 × 104 A/m. The results demonstrate that the addition of 0.5 wt % ZrO2 to Bi0.85Sb0.15 reduces the phonon component of its thermal conductivity, leading to an increase in its thermoelectric figure of merit (Z) to ~6.4 × 10–3 K–1. The use of the modified material is expected to considerably improve parameters of related low-temperature thermoelectric converters. At ~77 K, in both the unmodified and ZrO2-modified Bi0.85Sb0.15 solid solutions heat is transported largely by lattice vibrations.

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    M. M. Tagiyev

  2. Abdullaev Institute of Physics, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AZ 1141, Baku, Azerbaijan

    M. M. Tagiyev, G. D. Abdinova & Kh. F. Aliyeva

  3. Institute of Radiation Problems, Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Azerbaijan, AZ 1143, Baku, Azerbaijan

    I. A. Abdullayeva

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Tagiyev, M.M., Abdullayeva, I.A., Abdinova, G.D. et al. Thermoelectric Properties of an Extruded ZrO2-Modified Bi0.85Sb0.15 Solid Solution. Inorg Mater 59, 805–812 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168523080162

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