| 研究生: |
郭家宏 Kuo, Chia-Hung |
|---|---|
| 論文名稱: |
球磨暨火花電漿燒結製備碲化物塊材及其熱電性質之研究 Thermoelectric properties of telluride bulk materials fabricated by ball milling and spark plasma sintering |
| 指導教授: |
黃啟祥
Hwang, Chii-Shyang |
| 學位類別: |
博士 Doctor |
| 系所名稱: |
工學院 - 材料科學及工程學系 Department of Materials Science and Engineering |
| 論文出版年: | 2010 |
| 畢業學年度: | 99 |
| 語文別: | 中文 |
| 論文頁數: | 160 |
| 中文關鍵詞: | 球磨 、火花電漿燒結 、熱電性質 |
| 外文關鍵詞: | Ball milling, Spark plasma sintering, Thermoelectric properties |
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碲化物熱電材料的研究中,目前最受矚目的就是以奈米技術來提升碲化物的 ZT 值。此大多以成本極高的方法製作具有超晶格或是量子點等奈米結構的薄膜,在實際應用上容易受限且難以商業化量產。因此,從量產與應用的觀點來考慮的話,以粉末冶金法製備具有奈米微結構的碲化物塊材應是一個重要的研究方向。
本論文旨在以球磨暨火花電漿燒結 (SPS) 製備具細晶粒之碲化物熱電塊材,所選用的碲化物材料為:摻鈉之碲化鉛、純碲化鉛、純碲化鉍以及碲化銻鉍這四種碲化物。研究之目的旨在探討球磨暨 SPS 燒結參數如何影響碲化物粉體以及燒結體的晶相、成分以及微觀結構,並進而關聯其熱電性質。
摻鈉之碲化鉛塊材,其起始鑄體經由濕式球磨成粉末再以 SPS 快速燒結後,可以得到高緻密且具奈米晶粒的燒結體,但摻雜的鈉含量也隨著球磨與燒結之後而減少。比起起始鑄體,燒結塊材之 Seebeck 係數會增加,而熱傳導率會大幅下降。實驗結果與理論計算均顯示,Seebeck 係數的增加主要來自於晶界能障的貢獻;而熱傳導率的降低,則是因為細晶化增加了聲子的散射所致。燒結塊材之 ZT 值於各量測溫度下皆高於起始鑄體,並在 400 K 的量測溫度下具有最大的 ZT=0.38。
關於純碲化鉛塊材方面,利用液態氮球磨成粉末再經 SPS 燒結的製程,除可避免粉末的氧化之外,亦可得到高緻密且具細晶粒的燒結體。此燒結的塊材雖具有較高的載子濃度,但仍可藉由因晶粒細化所貢獻 32 % ~ 36 % 的 Seebeck 係數之增幅,使其室溫 Seebeck 係數高於未經球磨而燒結的塊材。雖然在這個未經摻雜的物系中,塊材的電傳導率不高。但實驗結果顯示液氮球磨暨 SPS 燒結製程可促進 Seebeck 係數增加並使熱傳導率下降,進而有助於提升塊材的熱電優值。
關於純碲化鉍塊材方面,藉由乾式球磨暨 SPS 燒結一樣可以得到高緻密的碲化鉍塊材,以越長時間進行球磨之粉體,經過燒結後其塊材之 Te 含量則越會減少。經由球磨處理後而燒結的塊材,其電導特性均為 N 型,且隨著研磨時間的增長而增加了塊材的載子濃度並降低載子遷移率。此碲化鉍塊材擁有較高熱電優值,原因是其功率因子的增加同時伴隨熱傳導率的下降。塊材於 450 K 的量測溫度下得到最高的 ZT= 0.45。綜合所有製程參數的影響可以說明,球磨時間會影響功率因子因應量測溫度的增減而變化的趨勢,因而促使碲化鉍最佳熱電優值的表現,由室溫移往更高溫的量測範圍,但燒結溫度的改變並未對此產生明顯的影響。
關於碲化銻鉍塊材方面,碲化銻鉍鑄體經由乾式球磨 6 h 暨 SPS 燒結後的燒結體,亦具有高緻密且細晶粒的特性。不同溫度燒結後的塊材,其 Te 含量皆低於起始鑄體。所有球磨暨 SPS 燒結的塊材,在各個量測溫度下,其熱傳導率皆低於起始鑄體。實驗結果與理論計算均顯示,造成熱傳導率大幅下降的原因則是來自於細晶化後增加了聲子散射所致。球磨暨 SPS 350℃ 燒結之碲化銻鉍塊材,於量測溫度 300 K 之下具有最佳的 ZT 值為 0.93。此與起始鑄體的最佳 ZT=0.55 相比,提升了約 69 %。由於兩者的功率因子在 300 K 的量測溫度下非常相近,因此 ZT 值的提升主要來自於熱傳導率的降低。
上述四碲化物材料的實驗結果,驗證了球磨暨 SPS 燒結的製程有助於碲化物塊材熱電性能的提升。其提升 ZT 值的共同原因在於藉由球磨暨 SPS 製程,使塊材的微結構細晶化,進而達到降低熱傳導率的功效。
There have been a lot of efforts in the past few years to enhance ZT by employing nano-structures. Although high ZT values were reported in superlattice or quantum-dot structures, it has proven difficult to use them in large-scale energy-conversion applications because of limitations in both heat transfer and cost. Since thermoelectric (TE) devices require materials in large bulk form, practical approaches are required to incorporate nanoscale features within a bulk material prepared by powder metallurgy method.
In this study, telluride TE bulk materials including PbTe: Na, PbTe, Bi2Te3, and BixSb2-xTe3 are fabricated by ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS). This work focuses mainly on how ball milling affects the material characterization and thermoelectric properties of telluride bulk materials.
The experimental results show that dense and nanograined bulk samples are prepared by ball milling and SPS. However, Na dopant evaporates during the milling and sintering process. Experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate that the enhancement in Seebeck coefficient is attributed to potential barrier effect. And the dramatic decrease in thermal conductivity is attributed to increase in phonon scattering due to finer grain size. The milled-and-SPSed PbTe: Na sample has higher ZT values than the raw ingot sample within the measured temperature ranging from 300 to 500 K. The maximum ZT value is 0.38 at 400K, which is achieved by the milled-and-SPSed PbTe: Na sample.
Dense fine-grained PbTe bulk materials without oxides phases are fabricated using a combined process of cryomilling (mechanical milling at cryogenic temperature) and spark plasma sintering (SPS). Even though the cryomilled-and-SPSed samples have higher carrier concentration, Seebeck coefficient of cryomilled-and-SPSed samples are larger that of the umilled-and-SPSed sample. The theoretical calculation reveals that the increase in Seebeck coefficient is about 32-36 % due to grain size effect. Although the ZT value is low for the sintered samples without adding dopants, according to our results, a novel approach that integrates cryomilling and spark plasma sintering can improve the thermoelectric performance of PbTe bulk materials.
Dense Bi2Te3 bulk materials are fabricated using high energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Te composition evaporates during the milling and sintering process. The unmilled-and-sintered sample is p-type. On the other hand, within the investigated milling time in this work, all sintered samples have n-type transport behavior. The increase in carrier concentration and decrease in carrier mobility is attributed to extending the milling time. The milled-and-SPSed samples have higher ZT because of their larger power factor and lower thermal conductivity. The maximum ZT value is 0.45 at 450K, which is achieved by the milled-and-SPSed Bi2Te3 sample.
Dense BixSb2-xTe3 bulk samples with finer grains are prepared by ball milling and SPS. However, Te composition evaporates during the SPS process. Experimental results and theoretical calculations demonstrate that the decrease in thermal conductivity is attributed to increase in phonon scattering due to finer grain size. The milled-and-SPSed PbTe: Na sample has higher ZT values than the raw ingot sample within the measured temperature ranging from 300 to 500 K. The maximum ZT value is 0.38 at 400K, which is achieved by the milled-and-SPSed PbTe: Na sample. The maximum ZT value is 0.93 at 300K, which is achieved by the BixSb2-xTe3 sample sintered at 350℃.
Summarizing the experimental results indicates that the process of ball milling and SPS can improve the thermoelectric performance of telluride bulk materials. The common mechanism of enhancement in ZT is lowering thermal conductivity owning to decreasing grain size.
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