• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2001

Abstract To investigate the effect of mechanical alloying process to thermoelectric properties of PbTe sintered body, Pb-Te mixed powder with Pb : Te : 1 : 1 composition was mechanically alloyed using tumbler-ball mill. Thermoelectric properties of the sintered body were evaluated by measuring of the Seebeck coefficient and specific electric resistivity from the room temperature to 50$0^{\circ}C$. Sintered body of only mechanically alloyed PbTe powder showed p-type behavior at the room temperature, and occurred type transition from p-type to n-type at about 30$0^{\circ}C$. PbTe sintered body which was fabricated using heat treated powder in $H_2$ atmosphere after mechanical alloying showed stable n-type behavior under 50$0^{\circ}C$. N-type PbTe sintered body fabricated by mechanical alloying process had 4 times higher power factor than that fabricated by the melt-crushing process. Application of a mechanical alloying process to fabricate of n-type PbTe thermoelectric material seemed to be useful to increase the power factor of PbTe sintered body.

• 도시과학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2020

The thermoelectric characteristics of alkali activated slag composites containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) was investigated in the present study. Three different MWCNT contents and exposed temperatures were considered, and their thermoelectric-related properties and internal structures were analyzed. It was found that the alkali activated slag composite with MWCNT 2.0 wt.% and the exposed temperature of 150℃ were the optimal condition to obtain the highest Seebeck coefficient and power factor. Based on the feasibility study, the extended size thermoelectric module with 130 elements was fabricated, and tested the electricity production capacity. Consequently, the present thermoelectric module produced 30.83 ㎼ of electricity at ∆T=178.4℃.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.3225-3227
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• 2010

The thermal conductivity of layered metal chalcogenides such as $MT_2$ (M = Mo, W; T = S, Se) shows a marked decrease after exfoliation and subsequent restacking process. Random stacking of two-dimensional crystalline sheets circumvents thermal conduction pathways along a longitudinal direction, which results in a reduction in thermal conductivity. $WS_2$ and $WSe_2$ compounds retain p-type conducting behavior after exfoliation and restacking with decreased electrical conductivity due to the change in carrier concentration. $MoSe_2$ compound exhibits metallic behavior < $130^{\circ}C$ with a small Seebeck coefficient, which results from metastable 1T-$MoSe_2$ structure of the restacked phase.

• 한국분말야금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국분말야금학회 2006년도 Extended Abstracts of 2006 POWDER METALLURGY World Congress Part2
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• pp.1198-1199
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• 2006

Type I clathrate $Ba_8Al_{16}Si_{30}$ was produced by arc melting and hot pressing and thermoelectric properties were investigated. Negative Seebeck coefficient at all temperatures measured, which means that the majority carriers are electrons. Electrical conductivity decreased by increasing temperature and thermal conductivity was 0.012 W/cmK at room temperature and dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit (ZT) was 0.01 at 873K.

• 대한설비공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한설비공학회 2007년도 동계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.640-645
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• 2007

An experimental apparatus to show the hot spot cooling of an IC chip using a thermoelectric cooler is developed. The spot heating in very small area is achieved by the applying CO$_2$ laser source and temperatures are measured using miniature thermocouples. The active effects of thermoelectric cooler on the hot spot cooling system such as rapid heat spreading in the chip and lowering the peak temperature around the hot spot region are investigated. The experimental results are simulated numerically using the TAS program, which the performance characteristics such as Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistance and thermal conductivity of the thermoelectric cooler are searched by trial and error. Good agreements are obtained between numerical and experimental results if the appropriate performance data of the thermoelectric cooler are given.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.208-211
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• 2016

In this study, thermal-treatment-derived variations of the thermoelectric characteristics of ZnO nanofibers (NFs) are examined. NFs that were prepared by electrospinning were transformed into n-type ZnO NFs after they were exposed to thermal heating for 30 min at 550℃. For the ZnO NFs, the Seebeck coefficient decreased from - 132.1 μV/K to - 44.6 μV/K over the heating-time range of 30 min to 120 min, while the electrical conductivity increased from 2.07 × 10^-3 S/m to 0.18 S/m.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제12권6호
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• pp.227-233
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• 2011

The low efficiency of bulk thermoelectric materials has limited the widespread application of thermoelectric power generation. Theoretical and experimental investigations indicate that materials prepared in the form of nanowires show higher thermoelectric coefficients, thus promising to revolutionize the field. This article reviews the basics of thermoelectric power generation, conventional devices, the role of nanowires and the current status of the field.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.349-354
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• 1999

Dopant를 첨가하지 않은 시료와 donor dopant로 $CdI_2$를 첨가한 $Bi_2Te_3-10%$ 단결정을 Bridgman법으로 성장시키고 Hall 계수, 전하이동도, 전기비저향, Seebeck 계수, 열전도도 빛 성능지수를 77~600K의 온도범위에서 측정하였다. Dopant를 첨가하지 않은 90% $Bi_2Te_3-10% Bi_2Se_3$ 단결정에서 포화정공농도는 $5.85\times10_{18}cm^{-3}$ 이고 degenerate 온도는 127K 이었￡며, 전하 이동에 대한 산란인자는 -0.23 이고 전자이동도와 정꽁이동도의 비 ($\mu_e/\mu_h)$는 1.45 이었다. 90% $Bi_2Te_3-10% Bi_2Te_3$ 단결정의 OK 에서의 밴드갭 에너지는 0.200 eV 로서 $Bi_2Te_3-Bi_2Se_3$계 단결정에서눈 $Bi_2Se_3$의 놓도가 증가할수록 밴 드갭 에너지가 증가하였다. Donor dopant로 $CdI_2$를 첨가한 90% $Bi_2Te_3-Bi_2Se_3$ 조성의 n형 단결정에서 성능지수의 최대값은 $CdI_2$를 0.05 wt% 첨가한 경우에 약 230K에서 $3.2\times10^{-3}/K$를 나타내었다.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 $CrSi_2$ 열전화합물을 제조하기 위하여 순금속 $Cr_{33}Si_{67}$ 혼합분말을 기계적 합금화 처리하였다. 초미세 $CrSi_2$계 열전화합물을 얻기 위하여 최적 볼밀조건 및 열처리 조건을 X선 회절분석과 시차주사 열량분석을 이용하여 조사하였다. 순금속 $Cr_{33}Si_{67}$ 혼합분말을 70시간까지 볼밀 처리 후 $650^{\circ}C$까지 열처리함으로써 평균 결정립 크기가 70 nm 인 초미세 $CrSi_2$ 열전화합물을 얻을 수 있었다. MA 분말시료의 벌크화를 위하여 소결온도 $600{\sim}1000^{\circ}C$, 압력 60 MPa에서 SPS 소결을 실시하였다. SPS 과정에서 MA 분말의 수축은 소결 개시 후 $600^{\circ}C$ 전후에서 크나 전반적으로 급격하게 발생하지 않으며 $1000^{\circ}C$까지 비교적 단조롭게 수축함을 알 수 있었다. 여기서 수축이 $600^{\circ}C$ 부근에서 큰 이유는 열분석 결과에서도 보여주듯이 $CrSi_2$ 화합물의 생성과 관련이 있는 것으로 판단된다. SPS 성형체의 전기전도도 및 제벡계수는 $900^{\circ}C$까지 측정을 실시하였으며, 그 결과로부터 제벡계수는 $400^{\circ}C$에서 $125{\mu}V/K$ 및 파워팩터는 $350^{\circ}C$에서 $4.3{\times}10^{-4}W/mK^2$의 최대값을 각각 나타내었다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-88
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• 1997

유리 형성제로 $B_{2}O_{3}$를 사용하고 CuO를 첨가한 vanadate계 3성분계 유리의 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 각 조성별 결정화온도에서 열처리 시간을 다르게 하여 생성되는 결정상을 조사 하였으며, 결정화 특성에 따른 직류 전기 전도도의 변화를 분헉하였다. 생성 결정물은 XRD 분석결과 $V_{2}O_{5},\;{\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$로 판명 되었으며, 열처리 시간에 따라 $V_{2}O_{5}\;와\;{\beta}-CuV_{2}O_6$의 결정화도는 별다른 변화가 없었으나 ${\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$의 결정화도는 크게 변화하였고 ${\alpha}-CuV_{2}O_{6}$의 결정화도 증가에 따라 전기 전도도가 증가 하였다. 전기 전도도는 상온(303K)에서 유리 조성을 변화시켜 $10^{-2}~-10^{-4}{\Omega}^{-1}cm^{-1}$ 범위로 조절될수 있었다. $V_{2}O_{5}$ 함량이 증가할수록, 염기도($CuO/B_{2}O_{3}$)가 감소할수록 전기 전도도가 증가 하였다. 이 유리의 charge carrier는 전자인 n-type 반도체임이 seebeck coefficient 측정결과 판명되었으며, 전자 전도에 대한 활성화 에너지는 0.098-0.124eV로 계산되어졌다. 측정 온도인 $30~200^{\circ}C$에서 small polaron hopping conduction이 발생함이 관찰되었고, variable range hopping은 보이지 않았다.