The synthesis of filled skutterudite compounds (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub>, through a solidstate reaction using chlor...The synthesis of filled skutterudite compounds (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub>, through a solidstate reaction using chloride of Ce or Y,high purity powder of Co, Fe, and Sb as starting materials,was investigated. (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> (x=0--1.0, y=0--0.15) compounds were obtained at850--1 123 K. The results of Rietveld analysis demonstrate that (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>1</sub>2synthesized by a solid state reaction possesses a filled skutterudite structure. The filling fraction ofCe or Y obtained by Rietveld analysis agrees well with the composition obtained by chemicalanalysis. The lattice constant of (Ce)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> increases with increasing substitution of Fe at Cosites, and with an increasing Ce filling fraction in the Sb-dodecahedron voids. The lattice thermalconductivity of (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> decreases significantly with an increasing Ce or Y fillingfraction in the voids and with substitution of Fe at Co sites.展开更多
文摘The synthesis of filled skutterudite compounds (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub>, through a solidstate reaction using chloride of Ce or Y,high purity powder of Co, Fe, and Sb as starting materials,was investigated. (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> (x=0--1.0, y=0--0.15) compounds were obtained at850--1 123 K. The results of Rietveld analysis demonstrate that (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>1</sub>2synthesized by a solid state reaction possesses a filled skutterudite structure. The filling fraction ofCe or Y obtained by Rietveld analysis agrees well with the composition obtained by chemicalanalysis. The lattice constant of (Ce)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> increases with increasing substitution of Fe at Cosites, and with an increasing Ce filling fraction in the Sb-dodecahedron voids. The lattice thermalconductivity of (Ce or Y)<sub>y</sub>(Fe)<sub>x</sub>(Co)<sub>4x</sub>(Sb)<sub>12</sub> decreases significantly with an increasing Ce or Y fillingfraction in the voids and with substitution of Fe at Co sites.