Thermoelectric Performance of Mechanically Mixed BixSb2-xTe3—ABS Composites |
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| Authors: | Zacharias Viskadourakis Argiri Drymiskianaki Vassilis M. Papadakis Ioanna Ioannou Theodora Kyratsi George Kenanakis |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL)—Foundation for Research and Technology—Hellas (FORTH), 100 N. Plastira, Vassilika Vouton, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;2.Physics Department, University of Crete, Vassilika Vouton, GR-70013 Heraklion, Crete, Greece;3.Department of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, University of Cyprus, 75 Kallipoleos Ave., P.O. Box 20537, Nicosia 1678, Cyprus; (I.I.); (T.K.) |
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| Abstract: | In the current study, polymer-based composites, consisting of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Bismuth Antimony Telluride (BixSb2−xTe3), were produced using mechanical mixing and hot pressing. These composites were investigated regarding their electrical resistivity and Seebeck coefficient, with respect to Bi doping and BixSb2-xTe3 loading into the composite. Experimental results showed that their thermoelectric performance is comparable—or even superior, in some cases—to reported thermoelectric polymer composites that have been produced using other complex techniques. Consequently, mechanically mixed polymer-based thermoelectric materials could be an efficient method for low-cost and large-scale production of polymer composites for potential thermoelectric applications. |
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| Keywords: | thermoelectric materials Bismuth Antimony Telluride Seebeck coefficient polymer-thermoelectric material blends polymeric nanocomposites |
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