Synthesis of CoSb3 by a modified polyol process

L. Yang; H. H. Hng; H. Cheng; T. Sun; J. Ma

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2007.12.054

Synthesis of CoSb₃ by a modified polyol process

L. Yang, H. H. Hng^*, H. Cheng, T. Sun, J. Ma

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Thermoelectric (TE) materials are attracting renewed interest for clean energy conversion. Potentially high figure-of-merit (ZT) is achievable through the approach of preparing nanostructured TE materials. In this work, CoSb₃ nanoparticles were fabricated via a modified polyol process. X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) were used to characterize the synthesized products. The results showed that high purity CoSb₃ nanoparticles could be prepared at a temperature as low as 180 °C. It was also found that the phase composition of the final products is highly dependent on reaction temperature and duration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2483-2485
Number of pages	3
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	62
Issue number	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2007.12.054
Publication status	Published - Jun 15 2008
Externally published	Yes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

Keywords

CoSb
Intermetallic alloys and compounds
Nanomaterials
Polyol process

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