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Journal of Materials Science
Published in: Journal of Materials Science 11/2018

16-02-2018 | Ceramics

Isotropic Mg3Sb2 compound prepared by solid-state reaction and ball milling combined with spark plasma sintering

Authors: Feng Lv, Qiang Zhang, Wenhao Fan, Xiaomeng Yang, Jianfeng Fan, Hua Zhang, Shaoping Chen, Wenxian Wang, Xinfeng Tang

Published in: Journal of Materials Science | Issue 11/2018

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Abstract

Mg3Sb2 compounds were synthesized via low-temperature solid-state reaction (SSR) and ball milling (BM), respectively, followed by spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. The effects of possible sintering pressure-induced orientation in the SPS process have been investigated in terms of the microstructure and thermoelectric transport properties. The results indicate that BM technique causes more severe Mg loss than pure SSR method, leading to distinct Sb phase existing in the product after SPS consolidation process. On the contrary, a single phase of Mg3Sb2 is easily obtained with the combination of SSR and SPS techniques. Besides, these BM–SPS and SSR–SPS samples exhibit the similar microstructure as well as the same electrical and thermal transport properties parallel or perpendicular to the direction of sintering pressure. The study suggests that SSR method embodies the advantages of both the composition control and the orientation elimination in Mg3Sb2 compound as compared to BM method with the specific parameters in the current work. This investigation is quite favorable for this material fabrication and the future application of thermoelectric modules and devices.
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Metadata
Title
Isotropic Mg3Sb2 compound prepared by solid-state reaction and ball milling combined with spark plasma sintering
Authors
Feng Lv
Qiang Zhang
Wenhao Fan
Xiaomeng Yang
Jianfeng Fan
Hua Zhang
Shaoping Chen
Wenxian Wang
Xinfeng Tang
Publication date
16-02-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Materials Science / Issue 11/2018
Print ISSN: 0022-2461
Electronic ISSN: 1573-4803
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-018-2127-5

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