A review on silicide-based materials: thermoelectric and mechanical properties

G Kim, H Shin, J Lee, W Lee - Metals and Materials International, 2021 - Springer
Silicide-based thermoelectric (TE) materials are promising candidates for automotive TE
generators, which can collect wasted heat and convert it into electricity. Adequate strategies …

High thermoelectric figure of merit of Mg2Si0. 55Sn0. 4Ge0. 05 materials doped with Bi and Sb

AU Khan, N Vlachos, T Kyratsi - Scripta Materialia, 2013 - Elsevier
Thermoelectric properties of new Bi-and Sb-doped Mg 2 Si 0.55 Sn 0.4 Ge 0.05 compounds
prepared by powder methods were studied in the temperature range 300–823 K. The …

Thermoelectric properties of highly efficient Bi-doped Mg2Si1− x− ySnxGey materials

AU Khan, NV Vlachos, E Hatzikraniotis, GS Polymeris… - Acta Materialia, 2014 - Elsevier
In this work, Bi-doped Mg 2 Si 1− x− y Sn x Ge y (x= 0.4 and y= 0.05) solid solutions with the
nominal Bi content of 0⩽ z⩽ 0.035 were synthesized by solid state synthesis and sintering …

Nano-and microstructure engineering: an effective method for creating high efficiency magnesium silicide based thermoelectrics

N Farahi, S Prabhudev, GA Botton… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Considering the effect of CO2 emission together with the depletion of fossil fuel resources on
future generations, industries in particular the transportation sector are in deep need of a …

High efficiency Mg 2 (Si, Sn)-based thermoelectric materials: scale-up synthesis, functional homogeneity, and thermal stability

N Farahi, C Stiewe, DYN Truong, J de Boor, E Müller - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Considering the need for large quantities of high efficiency thermoelectric materials for
industrial applications, a scalable synthesis method for high performance magnesium …

Double-Do** Approach to Enhancing the Thermoelectric Figure-of-Merit of n-Type Mg2Si Synthesized by Use of Spark Plasma Sintering

S Muthiah, B Sivaiah, B Gahtori, K Tyagi… - Journal of electronic …, 2014 - Springer
We report significant enhancement of the thermoelectric figure-of-merit of Mg 2 Si by double-
do** with a combination of Bi, Pb, and Sb as do** elements. Addition of any two of …