naa a22 4500 510801986 CHVBK 20180411083359.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11664-012-2355-4 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11664-012-2355-4 Enhancement in Performance of the Tubular Thermoelectric Generator (TTEG) [Elektronische Daten] [Akihiro Sakai, Tsutomu Kanno, Kouhei Takahashi, Hiromasa Tamaki, Hideaki Adachi, Yuka Yamada] For use in a tubular thermoelectric generator (TTEG), we fabricated tubular Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3/Ni composite using a melt-spinning technique combined with the spark plasma sintering (SPS) process. With this method, powder sintering, joining of two different materials, and tubular shaping can be achieved simultaneously. The tilted laminate structure which is crucial for the transverse thermoelectric effect was successfully achieved in the sample after SPS densification. The sintered samples showed better mechanical stability and thermoelectric properties compared with the previously studied melt-cast sample. We confirmed larger open-circuit voltage of 240mV and generating power of 2.5W with a 100-mm-long TTEG under the small temperature difference of 83K, and the corresponding power density for a unit heat transfer surface area was approximately 800Wm−2. TMS, 2012 Thermoelectric generation nationallicence tubular thermoelectric generator nationallicence transverse thermoelectric effect nationallicence melt-spinning nationallicence spark plasma sintering nationallicence Sakai Akihiro Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Kanno Tsutomu Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Takahashi Kouhei Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Tamaki Hiromasa Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Adachi Hideaki Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Yamada Yuka Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1612-1616 0361-5235 42:7<1612 2013 42 11664 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2355-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2355-4 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Sakai Akihiro Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kanno Tsutomu Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Takahashi Kouhei Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tamaki Hiromasa Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Adachi Hideaki Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yamada Yuka Advanced Technology Research Laboratories, Panasonic Corporation, Seika, 619-0237, Kyoto, Japan aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1612-1616 0361-5235 42:7<1612 2013 42 11664 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer