Abstract
p-type Bi2Te3-based thermoelectric materials were fabricated by various methods, such as zone-melting, mechanical alloying, spark plasma sintering (SPS) and hot-pressing. Electrical conductivity (σ), Seebeck coefficient (α), and thermal conductivity (κ) were measured in the temperature range of 300—500K. The influence of the preparation methods on thermoelectric properties was studied. Compared with that of the zone-melted ingot, the figure of merit ZT (ZT=α2σT/κ) of those materials fabricated by the other methods mentioned were all increased to some extent. The obtained maximum ZT value was about 1.15 for that fabricated by the combination of zone-melting and spark plasma sintering technique.
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