中国物理B ›› 2021, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (9): 97204-097204.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/abe9a9

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Thermoelectric enhancement in triple-doped strontium titanate with multi-scale microstructure

Zheng Cao(曹正)1,†, Qing-Qiao Fu(傅晴俏)2,†, Hui Gu(顾辉)2, Zhen Tian(田震)1, Xinba Yaer(新巴雅尔)1, Juan-Juan Xing(邢娟娟)2,‡, Lei Miao(苗蕾)3, Xiao-Huan Wang(王晓欢)1, Hui-Min Liu(刘慧敏)1, and Jun Wang(王俊)1,§   

  1. 1 Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center of Multi-functioanl Copper Based Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China;
    2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    3 School of Material Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
  • 收稿日期:2021-01-27 修回日期:2021-02-15 接受日期:2021-02-25 出版日期:2021-08-19 发布日期:2021-09-10
  • 通讯作者: Juan-Juan Xing, Jun Wang E-mail:xingjuanjuan@shu.edu.cn;wangjun@imut.edu.cn
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51702168 and 51532006).

Thermoelectric enhancement in triple-doped strontium titanate with multi-scale microstructure

Zheng Cao(曹正)1,†, Qing-Qiao Fu(傅晴俏)2,†, Hui Gu(顾辉)2, Zhen Tian(田震)1, Xinba Yaer(新巴雅尔)1, Juan-Juan Xing(邢娟娟)2,‡, Lei Miao(苗蕾)3, Xiao-Huan Wang(王晓欢)1, Hui-Min Liu(刘慧敏)1, and Jun Wang(王俊)1,§   

  1. 1 Inner Mongolia Engineering Research Center of Multi-functioanl Copper Based Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Hohhot 010051, China;
    2 School of Materials Science and Engineering, Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China;
    3 School of Material Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, Guilin 541004, China
  • Received:2021-01-27 Revised:2021-02-15 Accepted:2021-02-25 Online:2021-08-19 Published:2021-09-10
  • Contact: Juan-Juan Xing, Jun Wang E-mail:xingjuanjuan@shu.edu.cn;wangjun@imut.edu.cn
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51702168 and 51532006).

摘要: Strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is a thermoelectric material with large Seebeck coefficient that has potential applications in high-temperature power generators. To simultaneously achieve a low thermal conductivity and high electrical conductivity, polycrystalline SrTiO3 with a multi-scale architecture was designed by the co-doping with lanthanum, cerium, and niobium. High-quality nano-powders were synthesized via a hydrothermal method. Nano-inclusions and a nano/micro-sized second phase precipitated during sintering to form mosaic crystal-like and epitaxial-like structures, which decreased the thermal conductivity. Substituting trivalent Ce and/or La with divalent Sr and substituting pentavalent Nb with tetravalent Ti enhanced the electrical conductivity without decreasing the Seebeck coefficient. By optimizing the dopant type and ratio, a low thermal conductivity of 2.77 W·m-1·K-1 and high PF of 1.1 mW·m-1·K-2 at 1000 K were obtained in the sample co-doped with 5-mol% La, 5-mol% Ce, and 5-mol% Nb, which induced a large ZT of 0.38 at 1000 K.

关键词: strontium titanate, multiple-doping, multi-scale microstructure, nano-inclusions

Abstract: Strontium titanate (SrTiO3) is a thermoelectric material with large Seebeck coefficient that has potential applications in high-temperature power generators. To simultaneously achieve a low thermal conductivity and high electrical conductivity, polycrystalline SrTiO3 with a multi-scale architecture was designed by the co-doping with lanthanum, cerium, and niobium. High-quality nano-powders were synthesized via a hydrothermal method. Nano-inclusions and a nano/micro-sized second phase precipitated during sintering to form mosaic crystal-like and epitaxial-like structures, which decreased the thermal conductivity. Substituting trivalent Ce and/or La with divalent Sr and substituting pentavalent Nb with tetravalent Ti enhanced the electrical conductivity without decreasing the Seebeck coefficient. By optimizing the dopant type and ratio, a low thermal conductivity of 2.77 W·m-1·K-1 and high PF of 1.1 mW·m-1·K-2 at 1000 K were obtained in the sample co-doped with 5-mol% La, 5-mol% Ce, and 5-mol% Nb, which induced a large ZT of 0.38 at 1000 K.

Key words: strontium titanate, multiple-doping, multi-scale microstructure, nano-inclusions

中图分类号:  (Thermoelectric and thermomagnetic effects)

  • 72.15.Jf
84.60.Rb (Thermoelectric, electrogasdynamic and other direct energy conversion) 77.84.Cg (PZT ceramics and other titanates)