Issue 71, 2017, Issue in Progress

Effects of La, Sm and Yb doping on thermoelectric properties of Ca0.98Er0.02MnO3 at high temperature

Abstract

A series of perovskite-type ceramic materials Ca0.98Er0.02MnO3 (CDM) and Ca0.96Er0.02Re0.02MnO3 (Re = La, Sm, Yb) (denoted as CDM-La, CDM-Sm, CDM-Yb) which worked from 300 K to 1000 K with excellent thermoelectric properties was prepared by a sol–gel and cold-pressing method. XRD results revealed that the prepared samples are uniform crystalline particles with high purity. The results of XPS characterization show that an increase in the Mn3+ ratio is caused by the introduction of dual-doping. The characterization results of resistivity and Seebeck coefficient reveal that the carrier concentration is optimized by dual doping, accordingly the resistivity decreases continuously and the value of the Seebeck coefficient increases continuously. The highest power factor of 219 μW (K2 m)−1 is obtained at 773 K for the Ca0.96Er0.02Yb0.02MnO3 sample. And also the introduction of a second element contributes to lower the thermal conductivity. The highest figure of merit, ZT, of the Ca0.96Er0.02Yb0.02MnO3 sample exceeds 0.12 at 973 K.

Graphical abstract: Effects of La, Sm and Yb doping on thermoelectric properties of Ca0.98Er0.02MnO3 at high temperature

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Jul 2017
Accepted
10 Sep 2017
First published
18 Sep 2017
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2017,7, 44659-44664

Effects of La, Sm and Yb doping on thermoelectric properties of Ca0.98Er0.02MnO3 at high temperature

T. Yang and T. Cheng, RSC Adv., 2017, 7, 44659 DOI: 10.1039/C7RA08446C

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