naa a22 4500 510802052 CHVBK 20180411083359.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 Fabrication and Evaluation of a Skutterudite-Based Thermoelectric Module for High-Temperature Applications [Elektronische Daten] [Jorge García-Cañadas, Anthony Powell, Andreas Kaltzoglou, Paz Vaqueiro, Gao Min] We report a straightforward methodology for the fabrication of high-temperature thermoelectric (TE) modules using commercially available solder alloys and metal barriers. This methodology employs standard and accessible facilities that are simple to implement in any laboratory. A TE module formed by nine n-type Yb x Co4Sb12 and p-type Ce x Fe3CoSb12 state-of-the-art skutterudite material couples was fabricated. The physical properties of the synthesized skutterudites were determined, and the module power output, internal resistance, and thermocycling stability were evaluated in air. At a temperature difference of 365K, the module provides more than 1.5Wcm−3 volume power density. However, thermocycling showed an increase of the internal module resistance and degradation in performance with the number of cycles when the device is operated at a hot-side temperature higher than 573K. This may be attributed to oxidation of the skutterudite thermoelements. TMS, 2012 Thermoelectric generator nationallicence skutterudites nationallicence manufacturing nationallicence electrical contact resistivity nationallicence power output nationallicence device fabrication nationallicence García-Cañadas Jorge Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut Powell Anthony Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut Kaltzoglou Andreas Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut Vaqueiro Paz Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut Min Gao Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1369-1374 0361-5235 42:7<1369 2013 42 11664 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-012-2241-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- García-Cañadas Jorge Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Powell Anthony Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kaltzoglou Andreas Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vaqueiro Paz Department of Chemistry & Centre for Advanced Energy Storage and Recovery, Heriot-Watt University, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Min Gao Cardiff School of Engineering, Cardiff University, The Parade, CF24 3AA, Cardiff, UK aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Journal of Electronic Materials Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 42/7(2013-07-01), 1369-1374 0361-5235 42:7<1369 2013 42 11664 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer