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Synthesis of n-type Mg2Si/CNT Thermoelectric Nanofibers

Year: 2017

Type: article

Abstract: Magnesium silicide (Mg 2 Si)/carbon nanotube (CNT) thermoelectric nanofibers for use as a flexible thermoelectric material were successfully synthesized through the combined processes of the sol-gel method, magnesiothermic reduction, and liquid-solid phase reaction. In the resulting product, each CNT was coated with Mg 2 Si which was an approximately 60-nm-thick single crystal. The synthesized Mg 2 Si-coated CNTs exhibited n-type thermoelectric behavior confirming that n-type thermoelectric composite nanofibers were successfully obtained.

Source: Nanoscale Research Letters

DOI: 10.1186/s11671-017-2120-y

Authors: Keiko Kikuchi, Kodai Yamamoto, Naoyuki Nomura, Akira Kawasaki

Institution: Tohoku University

Language: English

Topic: Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices

Subfield: Materials Chemistry

Field: Materials Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,790

Funder: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science