POWER-DENSE THERMOELECTRIC MODULE. PHASE IV. SOLIDIFICATION OF THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ULTRASONIC AGITATION.

Abstract

The compressive strength of N-type PbTe has been related to the grain diameter, D. Extrapolation of the experimental data to infinite grain diameter yields a fracture strength of 5000 psi for single crystal PbTe. The ultrasonic technique employed for the preparation of N-type PbTe was applied to the solid solution system, PbTe-SnTe (70-30). The average room temperature resistivity of all the prepared ingots fell in the range of 2-4 x 10 to the minus four ohmscm. The average Seebeck coefficient (in the temperature range of 0-500 = 145 microvolt 1 degrees C). Extensive improvement was obtained in the over-all structure of the P-type ingots. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1963
Accession Number
AD0431558

Entities

People

  • A. I. Mlavsky
  • Martin Weinstein

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Coefficients
  • Compressive Strength
  • Crystals
  • Diameters
  • Experimental Data
  • Extrapolation
  • Materials
  • Single Crystals
  • Solid Solutions
  • Solidification
  • Transition Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

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