Improvement in the thermoelectric properties of porous networked Al-doped ZnO nanostructured materials synthesized <i>via</i> an alternative interfacial reaction and low-pressure SPS processing
Raymond V. Rivera Virtudazo, Bhuvanesh Srinivasan, Quansheng Guo, Rudder T. Wu, Toshiaki Takei, Yuta Shimasaki, Hiroaki Wada, Kazuyuki Kuroda, Slavko Bernik, Takao Mori
Abstract
This work presents a novel, simpler and faster bottom-up approach to produce relatively high performance thermoelectric Al-doped ZnO ceramics from nanopowders produced by interfacial reaction followed by consolidation with Spark Plasma Sintering.
Topics & Concepts
Spark plasma sinteringMaterials scienceThermoelectric effectDopingPorosityCeramicChemical engineeringSinteringConsolidation (business)NanotechnologyComposite materialOptoelectronicsThermodynamicsAccountingEngineeringBusinessPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesThermal properties of materialsThermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity