Refractory thermoelectric materialsThe Seebeck coefficient and electrical resistivity of boron-carbon (B-C) and boron-carbon-silicon (B-C-Si)) P-type alloys are reported for temperatures up to 500 C. Using available literature values for the thermal conductivity of B-C alloys, thermoelectric figure-of-merit values of 1.37 x 10 to the -5th and 1.20 x 10 to the -4th/deg C are calculated for 100 and 500 C, respectively. Sulfur-deficient rare earth sesquisulfide N-type alloys exhibit Seebeck coefficients which are relatively insensitive to alloy composition over the composition range investigated but are very sensitive to fabrication parameters.
Document ID
19800064219
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Elsner, N. B. (General Atomics Co. San Diego, CA, United States)
Miller, P. H., Jr. (General Atomics Co. San Diego, CA, United States)
Reynolds, G. H. (General Atomic Co. San Diego, Calif., United States)