Huang Jingfeng Tok Alfred Iing Yoong Hng Huey Hoon
Thermoelectric materials are more efficient at higher temperatures due to higher Carnot Efficiency. Nevertheless, its practical high temperature use is still limited due to the expensive surface protection coating required to prevent oxidation and vaporization. Zinc Oxide (ZnO), a cheap metal oxide with high melting temperature and chemical inertness, is a good candidate to solve this problem. ZnO is a semiconductive oxide but when Zn is substituted by Aluminium (Al), the electrical conductivity increases. However, when Al-doping is increased to above 2mol%, ZnAl2O4 spinel phase will be...
Thermoelectric materials are more efficient at higher temperatures due to higher Carnot Efficiency. Nevertheless, its practical high temperature use i...