TY - GEN
T1 - Sintering temperature effect on electrical and thermal properties of Zn1-xAlxO as thermoelectric material candidate
AU - Fajarin, Rindang
AU - Rahel, Amelthia
AU - Widyastuti,
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Author(s).
PY - 2018/4/3
Y1 - 2018/4/3
N2 - Thermoelectric is a device to convert residual heat energy into electricity. Electrical and thermal properties of constituent material determine thermoelectric efficiency. One of metal oxides, namely zinc oxide (ZnO), is highly stable in a large temperature range, non-toxic, low cost and eco-friendly, has potential application as thermoelectric at high temperature. The aims of this study are to synthesize Zn0.98Al0.02O by coprecipitation method using ZnO and Al2O3 powders as raw materials, and to investigate the effect of sintering temperatures (at 700, 800, 900, and 950°C) on the electrical and thermal properties of the material. The sample products were analyzed by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) measurements to identify phase content, to observe particle morphology and to analyze distribution of elements in the sample, respectively. LCR meter was conducted to study electrical measurements of the samples. Further, thermal properties of the samples were analyzed by TGA measurements. The data show that Al3+ ions have been successfully doped into ZnO crystal lattice and they tend to increase the electrical conductivity of the samples. The sintered Zn0.98Al0.02O sample at 900°C has the highest conductivity value (4.53 × 10-4 S/m) compared to the others. It is relatively stable at high temperature, and thus, it can be used as one promising candidate for thermoelectric material at high temperature.
AB - Thermoelectric is a device to convert residual heat energy into electricity. Electrical and thermal properties of constituent material determine thermoelectric efficiency. One of metal oxides, namely zinc oxide (ZnO), is highly stable in a large temperature range, non-toxic, low cost and eco-friendly, has potential application as thermoelectric at high temperature. The aims of this study are to synthesize Zn0.98Al0.02O by coprecipitation method using ZnO and Al2O3 powders as raw materials, and to investigate the effect of sintering temperatures (at 700, 800, 900, and 950°C) on the electrical and thermal properties of the material. The sample products were analyzed by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), and energy dispersive x-ray (EDX) measurements to identify phase content, to observe particle morphology and to analyze distribution of elements in the sample, respectively. LCR meter was conducted to study electrical measurements of the samples. Further, thermal properties of the samples were analyzed by TGA measurements. The data show that Al3+ ions have been successfully doped into ZnO crystal lattice and they tend to increase the electrical conductivity of the samples. The sintered Zn0.98Al0.02O sample at 900°C has the highest conductivity value (4.53 × 10-4 S/m) compared to the others. It is relatively stable at high temperature, and thus, it can be used as one promising candidate for thermoelectric material at high temperature.
KW - Coprecipitation
KW - Sintering
KW - Thermoelectric
KW - ZnO
KW - doping
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U2 - 10.1063/1.5030268
DO - 10.1063/1.5030268
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85045615461
T3 - AIP Conference Proceedings
BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and Technology, ICOMMET 2017
A2 - Hidayat, Mas Irfan P.
PB - American Institute of Physics Inc.
T2 - 3rd International Conference on Materials and Metallurgical Engineering and Technology: Advancing Innovation in Materials Science, Technology and Applications for Sustainable Future, ICOMMET 2017
Y2 - 30 October 2017 through 31 October 2017
ER -