DocumentCode
3337137
Title
Crystal structure and thermoelectric properties of novel skutterudites EpyNi4Sb12-xSnx with Ep=Sn, Eu and Yb
Author
Berger, St ; Paul, Ch ; Michor, H. ; Bauer, E. ; Hilscher, G. ; Grytsiv, A. ; Rogl, P.
Author_Institution
Tech. Univ. Wien, Wien, Austria
fYear
2002
fDate
25-29 Aug. 2002
Firstpage
48
Lastpage
51
Abstract
A novel ternary phase, SnyNi4Sb12-xSnx has been characterised exhibiting a wide range of homogeneity (at 250°C. 2.4≤x≤5.6; 0≤y≤0.31). SnyNi4Sb12-xSnx crystallises in a skutterudite based structure in which Sn atoms are found to occupy both the 24 g site randomly sharing with Sb atoms and the 2a position, with an anomalously large isotropic atomic displacement parameter. Eu0.8Ni4Sb5.8Sn6.2, Yb0.6Ni4Sb6.7Sn5.3 and Ni4As9.1Ge2.9 are isotypic skutterudites. Depending on the particular composition, metallic as well as semiconducting behaviour was observed. Eu containing compounds exhibit long range magnetic order arising from the Eu2+ ground state.
Keywords
antimony alloys; crystal structure; europium alloys; nickel alloys; thermoelectricity; tin alloys; ytterbium alloys; 250 degC; Eu0.8Ni4Sb5.8Sn6.2; Ni4As9.1Ge2.9; SnNi4Sb12Sn; Yb0.6Ni4Sb6.7Sn5.3; crystal structure; long range magnetic order; metallic behaviour; semiconducting behaviour; skutterudites; ternary phase; thermoelectric properties; Annealing; Crystallization; Lattices; Magnetic materials; Nickel; Powders; Temperature; Thermoelectricity; Tin; X-ray diffraction;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Thermoelectrics, 2002. Proceedings ICT '02. Twenty-First International Conference on
Print_ISBN
0-7803-7683-8
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICT.2002.1190262
Filename
1190262
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