• 대한금속재료학회지
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• 제47권12호
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• pp.860-865
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• 2009

The effect of Co additive on the electrical properties of Fe-Si alloys prepared by a RF inductive furnace was investigated. The electrical conductivity and Seebeck coefficient were measured as a function of the temperature under an Ar atmosphere to evaluate their applicability to thermoelectric energy conversion. The electrical conductivity of the specimens increased as the temperature increased, showing typical semiconducting behavior. The electrical conductivity of Co-doped specimens was higher than that of undoped specimens and increased slightly as the amount of Co additive increased. This is most likely due to the difference in the carrier concentration and the amount of residual metallic phase ${\varepsilon}$-FeSi (The ${\varepsilon}$-FeSi was detected in spite of an annealing treatment of 100 h at $830^{\circ}C$). Additionally, metallic conduction increased slightly as the amount of Co additive increased. On the other hand, Co-doped specimens showed a lower Seebeck coefficient due to the metallic phase. The power factor of Co-doped specimens was higher than that of undoped specimens. This would be affected more by the electrical conductivity compared to the Seebeck coefficient.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.104-109
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• 2004

유성형 볼밀을 이용하여 기계적으로 $\beta-FeSi_2$, 분말 합금을 합성하였다. 850rpm-40분 기계적 합금합성 결과 비정질, 균일한 합금분말을 얻을 수 있었으며 1123 K-3 hr분말 소결한 결과 10분, 20분, 40분 기계적 합금분말 모두 $\beta-FeSi_2$,를 전이됨을 알 수 있었다 Co를 n형 도펀트로 1423k에서 2 시간 소결 후 1123 K에서 25시간 열처리한 시편의 전기 전도도와 기전력을 측정한 결과 과잉 도핑된 $10\;at\;\%$ Co 시편도 반도체 현상을 나타내었으며 약 440k에서 최대 기전력을 나타내었다.