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Wang J, Zhu C, Luo F, Wang J, He X, Zhang Y, Liu H, Sun Z. Magnetism Modulation for Cryogenic Thermoelectric Enhancements in Fe 3O 4 Nanoparticle-Incorporated Bi 0.85Sb 0.15 Nanocomposites. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2023; 15:8105-8119. [PMID: 36732879 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c20778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
The internal magnetism introduced by the magnetic nanoparticles combined with the external magnetic field can provide an effective way to modulate the thermoelectric (TE) properties of materials. Herein, we comparably investigate the effect of magnetism of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (Fe3O4-NPs) and the external magnetic field on the cryogenic thermoelectric properties of Fe3O4-NP/Bi0.85Sb0.15 nanocomposites. With the ferromagnetism-superparamagnetism transition, the Fe3O4-NPs in the superparamagnetic state exhibit a stronger magneto-trapped carrier effect, where the electron concentration at high temperature is evidently reduced. With the simultaneous increase of S and reduction of electronic thermal conductivity, a high ZT value of 0.33 at 180 K is obtained for 0.05 wt % Fe3O4/Bi0.85Sb0.15. Meanwhile, under the external magnetic field, the magnetoresistance of the composites is suppressed by Fe3O4-NPs, which results in a remarkable enhancement of the electronic transport performance. Consequently, the highest ZT value of 0.48 at 220 K under 1 T is achieved for 0.1 wt % Fe3O4-NPs/Bi0.85Sb0.15, increased by 55% compared with that of the matrix. A single-leg device is prepared using 0.1 wt % Fe3O4-NP/Bi0.85Sb0.15 nanocomposites. Its cooling temperature difference at 180 K reaches 1.3 and 3.2 K under 0 and 1 T when applying 300 mA current, increased by 20 and 46% compared with that of the matrix, respectively. This work suggests that magnetism modulation with introducing magnetic nanoparticles will enhance the TE and magneto-TE performance of composite materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jian Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
- School of Science, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
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- Wuhan National High Magnetic Field Center, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan430074, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan030024, China
- Laboratory of Magnetic and Electric Functional Materials and the Applications, The Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan030024, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan030024, China
- Laboratory of Magnetic and Electric Functional Materials and the Applications, The Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan030024, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Wuhan430070, China
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan030024, China
- Laboratory of Magnetic and Electric Functional Materials and the Applications, The Key Laboratory of Shanxi Province, Taiyuan030024, China
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