期刊
ACTA MATERIALIA
卷 180, 期 -, 页码 97-104出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2019.09.004
关键词
Thermoelectrics; Half-heusler; Atomic-scale defect disorder; Interstitial defect; Antisite defect
资金
- National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) - Korean Government (MSIP) [NRF-2015R1A5A1036133, NRF-2017R1A2B3011949]
- Global Frontier Program through the Global Frontier Hybrid Interface Materials (GFHIM) project [2013M3A6B1078870]
Atomic-scale defects are essential for improving thermoelectric (TE) performance of most state-of-the-art materials by simultaneously tuning the electronic and thermal properties. However, because the plural atomic-scale defects are generally inherent and disordered in nanostructured TE materials, their complexity and ambiguity on determining TE performance remain a challenge to be solved. Furthermore, the thermal stability of atomic-scale defects in nanostructured TE materials has not been studied much so far. Herein, we report that the atomic-scale defect disorders are indispensable for high TE performance of nanostructured Tii-xHfxNiSni-ySby half-Heusler alloys, but gradually degraded at over 773 K, deteriorating the TE performance. It is found from the thermal annealing of nanostructured Ti0.5Hf0.5NiSn0.98Sb0.02 alloys that the annihilation of Ti,Hf/Sn antisite defects primarily reduces atomic-scale defect disorders and largely contributes to the increase of lattice thermal conductivity. Moreover, it is verified that the Ni interstitial defects mainly dominate the electronic transport properties, leading to the enhancement of power factor. Direct atomic structure observations clearly demonstrate the inherent Ni interstitial defects and the thermal vulnerability of Ti,Hf/Sn antisite defects. These results provide an important guide for the application of half-Heusler alloys with highly disordered atomic-scale defects. (C) 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Acta Materialia Inc.
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