Thermoelectric properties of Sr0.9La0.1TiO3 and Sr2.7La0.3Ti2O7 with 15%Ag addition

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2014-04-14
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15%Ag-addedcubicperovskitesSr0.9La0.1TiO3andRuddlesden-Popper(RP)phasesSr2.7La0.3Ti2O7werefabricatedviahydrothermalsynthesis,coldpressingandhigh-temperaturesintering.Thestructureandthermoelectricpropertieswerealsoinvestigatedforallsamples.TheresultsindicatedthatAgprecipitatedasasecondphase.AgadditionmadeelectricalconductivityandabsoluteSeebeckcoefficientenhanced,asaresult,theZTvalueswereenhancedbothfortwoseries.Comparedwithcubicperovskite,RPphasewassubjectedtosmallerimpactbyAgaddition.ThereasonsforenhancingZTvalueandthedifferentimpactfortwoseriesbyAgadditionwerealsodiscussed.