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Synthesis of thermoelectric Mg3Sb2 by melting and mechanical alloying

용융법과 기계적 합금화에 의한 열전재료 Mg3Sb2의 제조

  • Kim, In-Ki (Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Hanseo University)
  • 김인기 (한서대학교 신소재공학과)
  • Received : 2012.08.06
  • Accepted : 2012.08.10
  • Published : 2012.08.31
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Abstract

A single phase $Mg_3Sb_2$ alloy was synthesized by melting the mixture of Mg and Sb metal powders at 1173 K. The figure of merit of the $Mg_3Sb_2$ prepared by melting method increased with temperature and showed a value of $2.39{\times}10^{-2}$ at 593 K. When the $Mg_3Sb_2$ powders were milled at high speed in a planetary ball mill for 12~48 h, Zintle phase ($Mg_3Sb_2$) was maintained as a main phase, but its crystallinity became deteriorated and elemental Sb phase appeared. Sb phase free $Mg_3Sb_2$ could be obtained by the mechanical alloying of high speed ball milling for 24 h using elemental Mg and Sb powder mixtures.

Mg와 Sb 분말을 사용하여 1173 K에서 결정성이 좋은 단일상의 $Mg_3Sb_2$ 합금을 제조하였다. 이 합금의 열전성능지수 zT는 온도상승에 따라 크게 증가하였고 593 K에서 $2.39{\times}10^{-2}$의 값을 나타내었다. 얻어진 $Mg_3Sb_2$ 합금을 planetary ball mill에서 12~48시간 볼밀링할 경우 주 결정상 $Mg_3Sb_2$는 유지가 되었으나 결정성이 나빠졌고 금속원소 Sb상이 나타났다. Mg와 Sb를 섞고 24시간 볼밀링에 의한 합금화 방법으로 합성할 경우 원소금속 Sb가 나타나지 않은 $Mg_3Sb_2$ 결정상을 얻을 수 있었다.

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