Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a lanthanum-filled Fe-Sb skutterudite thermoelectric material having excellent thermoelectric properties and, more specifically, to a method for manufacturing a lanthanum-filled Fe-Sb skutterudite thermoelectric material which comprises: a preparation step for preparing raw materials including La, Co, Fe, and Sb; a closed induction melting step for preparing a specimen by charging and dissolving the raw materials in an encapsulated ampoule; a heat treatment step for heat treating the specimen; a grinding step for grinding the heat-treated specimen into powder; and a sintering step for sintering the powder by hot extrusion.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing thermoelectric material of Mg alloy solid solution and thermoelectric material manufactured thereby. According to the present invention, the method for manufacturing thermoelectric material of Mg alloy solid solution and thermoelectric material manufactured thereby includes a mixing step for mixing a raw powder; a synthesis step for synthesizing Mg2Si-Mg2Sn solid powder; and a sintering step.
Abstract:
A method for manufacturing Skutterudite by encapsulated induction melting is provided to minimize deformation of composition caused by a volatilization of components by performing a synthetic process on an encapsulated induction melting furnace. A method for manufacturing Skutterudite by encapsulated induction melting includes the steps of preparing raw material such as short type Co and Sb for composing CoSb6, charging the raw material into an encapsulated induction melting furnace, manufacturing the CoSb6 by melting the raw material in a vacuum atmosphere, and performing a thermal treatment for the solved CoSb6 in the vacuum for inducing homogenization and phase change.
Abstract:
A method for producing thermoelectric skutterudites by doping a specific element to CoSb3 and closed induction melting is provided to improve thermoelectric properties. A method for producing thermoelectric skutterudites of CoSb3-yMy composition and includes loading Co, Sb and M as start materials in a quartz tube, followed by hermetical sealing in vacuum (M is Te or Sn); melting the mixture of the tube by high frequency induction power in a closed induction melting furnace; thermally treating the product in vacuum to induce homogenization and change of the phase. Upon loading of the star materials, Sb is loaded in the lower part and Co is loaded in the upper part to prevent segregation caused by specific gravity difference.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a manganese-silicon-based thermoelectric material having an outstanding performance with a low cost by hot forming aluminum-doped high-manganese-silicon-based powder, formed by a solid state reaction, in a vacuum state. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of: mixing Mn powder, Si powder, and Al powder; synthesizing aluminum-doped high-manganese-silicon-based powder via a solid state reaction of the mixed powder; and sintering the synthesized aluminum-doped high-manganese-silicon-based powder by hot forming.
Abstract:
A process of fabricating a cobalt triantimonide(CoSb3) based thermoelectric material with Nb doping is provided to produce the material with improved thermoelectric properties including electric conductivity, thermoelectric factor and seeback coefficient by doping niobium to CoSb3 thermoelectric material and heat treating the doped material through annealing process. The process includes the steps of: preparing Co, Sb and Nb as starting materials in state of elements; forming Co(1-x)NbxSb3 wherein x ranges from 0.01 to 0.02 by mixing all of the starting materials and induction melting the mixture under Ar atmosphere; and annealing the molten material at 400deg.C to accomplish phase homogeneity and phase alteration thereof. By the suitable heat treatment after doping Nb element on CoSb3 thermoelectric material, the CoSb3 based thermoelectric material is produced with remarkably improved seeback coefficient, electric conductivity and thermoelectric factor.