Role of secondary phases and thermal cycling on thermoelectric properties of TiNiSn half-Heusler alloy prepared by different processing routes
Francesco Aversano, Mauro Palumbo, A. Ferrario, Stefano Boldrini, Carlo Fanciulli, Marcello Baricco, Alberto Castellero
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceThermoelectric effectMicrostructureAlloyMetallurgyThermoelectric materialsGrain boundarySupercoolingThermal conductivityPhonon scatteringGrain growthAnnealing (glass)Seebeck coefficientComposite materialThermodynamicsPhysicsAdvanced Thermoelectric Materials and DevicesHeusler alloys: electronic and magnetic propertiesChalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films