Effect of Si content on the thermoelectric transport properties of Ge-doped higher manganese silicides

Hwijong Lee; Gwansik Kim; Byunghun Lee; Jeongmin Kim; Soon Mok Choi; Kyu Hyoung Lee; Wooyoung Lee

doi:10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.03.011

Effect of Si content on the thermoelectric transport properties of Ge-doped higher manganese silicides

Hwijong Lee, Gwansik Kim, Byunghun Lee, Jeongmin Kim, Soon Mok Choi, Kyu Hyoung Lee, Wooyoung Lee

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Polycrystalline bulks of Si-content tuned Ge-doped higher manganese silicides (HMSs) were fabricated to elucidate the effects of Si content on the phase formation behavior and thermoelectric properties. The phase formation and electronic transport characteristics of HMSs were significantly dependent on Si content. Improved power factor was obtained at higher Si contents because of an enhanced Seebeck coefficient due to the increase in density of states effective mass, maintaining electrical conductivity. Furthermore, the lattice thermal conductivity was reduced through Si-content tuning, which suppressed the formation of secondary phases. Thus, a maximum ZT of 0.61 at 823 K was obtained in MnSi_1.77Ge_0.027.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	72-75
Number of pages	4
Journal	Scripta Materialia
Volume	135
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2017.03.011
State	Published - 1 Jul 2017

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Density of states effective mass
Higher manganese silicides
Lattice thermal conductivity
Si content
Thermoelectric

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