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Thermoelectric Performance of Mechanically Mixed Bi(x)Sb(2-x)Te(3)—ABS Composites

In the current study, polymer-based composites, consisting of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Bismuth Antimony Telluride (Bi(x)Sb(2−x)Te(3)), were produced using mechanical mixing and hot pressing. These composites were investigated regarding their electrical resistivity and Seebeck coeffi...

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Autores principales: Viskadourakis, Zacharias, Drymiskianaki, Argiri, Papadakis, Vassilis M., Ioannou, Ioanna, Kyratsi, Theodora, Kenanakis, George
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8036981/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33808437
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma14071706
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Sumario:In the current study, polymer-based composites, consisting of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) and Bismuth Antimony Telluride (Bi(x)Sb(2−x)Te(3)), 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 Bi(x)Sb(2-x)Te(3) 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.