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Synthesis of Nanostructured Antimony Telluride for Thermoelectric Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 February 2015

Yichen Zhao
Affiliation:
Department of Materials and Nano Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE 16 440, Kista-Stockholm, Sweden.
Abhilash Sugunan
Affiliation:
Chemistry, Materials and Surfaces Unit, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, SE 114 86, Stockholm, Sweden
Mamoun Muhammed
Affiliation:
Department of Materials and Nano Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE 16 440, Kista-Stockholm, Sweden.
Muhammet S. Toprak
Affiliation:
Department of Materials and Nano Physics, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SE 16 440, Kista-Stockholm, Sweden.
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Abstract

Thermoelectric (TE) materials have been studied during past decades since they can generate electricity directly from waste heat. Antimony chalcogenides (Sb2M3, M = S, Se, Te) are well known as one of the promising candidates among the inorganic TE materials. We report on the synthesis of Sb2Te3 nanoparticle via thermolysis method. A systematic study was done to investigate the effect of reaction time and ratio between the precursors as well as the method of cooling on the morphology and composition of obtained nanoparticles. The ratio between precursors was varied to study the effect on the morphology. Furthermore, the high purity phase Sb2Te3 was obtained by a rapid cooling process.

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