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Ba 2– x Bi x CoRuO 6 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) Hexagonal Double-Perovskite-Type Oxides as Promising p-Type Thermoelectric Materials

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: A new series of Ba 2– x Bi x CoRuO 6 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) hexagonal double perovskite oxides have been synthesized by a solid-state reaction method by substituting Ba with Bi. The polycrystalline materials are structurally characterized by the laboratory X-ray diffraction, synchrotron X-ray, and neutron powder diffraction. The lattice parameters are found to increase with increasing Bi doping despite the smaller ionic radius of Bi 3+ compared to Ba 2+ . The expansion is attributed to the reduction of Co/Ru-site cations. Scanning electron microscopy further shows that the grain size increases with the Bi content. All Ba 2– x Bi x CoRuO 6 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 0.6) samples exhibit p-type behavior, and the electrical resistivity (ρ) is consistent with a small polaron hopping model. The Seebeck coefficient ( S ) and thermal conductivity (κ) are improved significantly with Bi doping. High values of the power factor (PF ∼ 6.64 × 10 –4 W/m·K 2 ) and figure of merit ( zT ∼ 0.23) are obtained at 618 K for the x = 0.6 sample. These results show that Bi doping is an effective approach for enhancing the thermoelectric properties of hexagonal Ba 2– x Bi x CoRuO 6 perovskite oxides.

Source: Inorganic Chemistry

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02442

Authors: Uzma Hira, Jan-Willem G. Bos, Alexander Missyul, François Fauth, Nini Pryds, Falak Sher