DOI: 10.1063/1.1311597. High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials

High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials

10.1063/1.1311597

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Abstract

We present evidence of a relatively high dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) in a polycrystalline skutterudite partially filled with ytterbium ions. The small-diameter yet heavy-mass Yb atoms partially filling the voids of the host CoSb3 system exhibit low values of thermal conductivity while the quite favorable electronic properties are not substantially perturbed by the addition of Yb. This combination is ideal for thermoelectric applications exemplifying the “phonon-glass electron-crystal” concept of a thermoelectric material, resulting in ZT=0.3 at room temperature and ZT∼1 at 600 K for Yb0.19Co4Sb12.

Bibliography

Nolas, G. S., Kaeser, M., Littleton, R. T., & Tritt, T. M. (2000). High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials. Applied Physics Letters, 77(12), 1855â1857.

Authors 4

G. S. Nolas (first)
M. Kaeser (additional)
R. T. Littleton (additional)
T. M. Tritt (additional)

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Type	When
Created	23 years, 1 month ago (July 26, 2002, 8:31 a.m.)
Deposited	1 year, 6 months ago (Feb. 3, 2024, 1:46 p.m.)
Indexed	2 days, 7 hours ago (Aug. 28, 2025, 8:22 a.m.)
Issued	24 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 18, 2000)
Published	24 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 18, 2000)
Published Print	24 years, 11 months ago (Sept. 18, 2000)

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BibTeX

@article{Nolas_2000, title={High figure of merit in partially filled ytterbium skutterudite materials}, volume={77}, ISSN={1077-3118}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1311597}, DOI={10.1063/1.1311597}, number={12}, journal={Applied Physics Letters}, publisher={AIP Publishing}, author={Nolas, G. S. and Kaeser, M. and Littleton, R. T. and Tritt, T. M.}, year={2000}, month=sep, pages={1855–1857} }

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