Enhancing Near‐Room‐Temperature Thermoelectric Performance of n‐Type Mg3(Bi,Sb)2‐Based Materials through Induction Sintering and Mg Evaporation Control

• Published in: Advanced functional materials Vol. 35; no. 10
• Main Authors: Yang, Jiawei, Zhao, Shuang, Liu, Xinyu, Chen, Ling, Wu, Li‐Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2025
• Subjects: Antimony; Bismuth; Coolers; Electron mobility; Evaporation; Figure of merit; Finite element method; grain size; Hall effect; Induction sintering; Magnesium; magnesium evaporation control; Mg3(Bi; Room temperature; Sb)2; Sintering; Temperature gradients; Thermal conductivity; thermoelectric cooler; Thermoelectric cooling; Thermoelectric materials; Transport properties; Vapor pressure
• ISSN: 1616-301X; 1616-3028
• DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202416861

n‐type Mg3(Bi,Sb)2 is a newly developed high‐performance thermoelectric material with significant potential for use in next‐generation thermoelectric coolers (TECs) at room temperature. However, its electrical transport properties, sensitive to magnesium content and high vapor pressure, pose challen...