Full-Heusler alloy Fe_(2)TiSn was predicted to be a potential thermoelectric material with high mechanical properties and stability.Fe_(2)TiSn was usually prepared by arc-melting followed by annealing for 2 weeks,whic...Full-Heusler alloy Fe_(2)TiSn was predicted to be a potential thermoelectric material with high mechanical properties and stability.Fe_(2)TiSn was usually prepared by arc-melting followed by annealing for 2 weeks,which takes a long time and consumes a large amount of energy.In this paper,Fe_(2)TiSn was prepared by an ultra-fast method,self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) combined with spark plasma sintering.The bulk materials with uniform element distribution,well controlled composition and relative densities of over 97.5% were prepared.The undoped Fe_(2)TiSn samples show p-type transport behavior.Co was heavily doped at the Fe site to prepare n-type Fe_(2-2x)Co_(2x) TiSn samples.The thermoelectric properties measurements carried out on the Co-doped samples show a highest ZT=0.02 at 300 K,which is about tripe the performance of the pristine Fe_(2)TiSn.This study provides a new approach for the rapid and low-cost preparation of full-Heusler thermoelectric materials.展开更多
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文摘Full-Heusler alloy Fe_(2)TiSn was predicted to be a potential thermoelectric material with high mechanical properties and stability.Fe_(2)TiSn was usually prepared by arc-melting followed by annealing for 2 weeks,which takes a long time and consumes a large amount of energy.In this paper,Fe_(2)TiSn was prepared by an ultra-fast method,self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) combined with spark plasma sintering.The bulk materials with uniform element distribution,well controlled composition and relative densities of over 97.5% were prepared.The undoped Fe_(2)TiSn samples show p-type transport behavior.Co was heavily doped at the Fe site to prepare n-type Fe_(2-2x)Co_(2x) TiSn samples.The thermoelectric properties measurements carried out on the Co-doped samples show a highest ZT=0.02 at 300 K,which is about tripe the performance of the pristine Fe_(2)TiSn.This study provides a new approach for the rapid and low-cost preparation of full-Heusler thermoelectric materials.
