Journal of Inorganic Materials, Volume. 37, Issue 7, 724(2022)
As being a good photoelectric and gas sensitive material, In2O3 is of great interest to the thermoelectric community due to its excellent thermoelectric properties at high temperature. In this study, the second phase InNbO4 was successfully induced into the In2O3 matrix in situ by solid-state reaction combined with spark plasma sintering (SPS) to optimize the preparation process of bulk samples. It is found that introducing InNbO4 distinctly affects the electrical transport properties of the In2O3/InNbO4 composite samples, and its carrier concentration is dramatically increased. The highest electrical conductivity is 1548 S·cm-1 at 1023 K, which is higher than those of most element-doped samples. The power factor of 0.67 mW·m-1·K-2 and the highest ZT value of 0.187 are achieved for the 0.998In2O3/0.002InNbO4 sample at 1023 K. In conclusion, the electrical properties of In2O3 ceramics can be effectively improved by introducing in-situ InNbO4 second phase, and thus the thermoelectric property at high temperatures is further regulated.
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Cheng CHENG, Jianbo LI, Zhen TIAN, Pengjiang WANG, Huijun KANG, Tongmin WANG.
Category: RESEARCH ARTICLE
Received: Oct. 11, 2021
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jan. 10, 2023
The Author Email: KANG Huijun (kanghuijun@dlut.edu.cn)