Mg 2 Si 1Àx Sn x -system solid solutions are ecofriendly semiconductors that are promising materials for thermoelectric generators in the middle temperature range. To produce a thermoelectric device, high-performance p-and n-type materials must be balanced. In this paper, p-type Mg 2.00 Si 0.25 Sn 0.75 with Li and Ag double doping was prepared by the liquid-solid reaction method and hot-pressing. Effects of Li and Ag double doping on thermoelectric properties were investigated in the temperature range from room temperature to 850 K. All sintered compacts were identified as single-phase solid solutions with antifluorite structure. The carrier concentration increased with the double doping. The temperature dependence of resistivity of the double-doped samples was similar to that of a metal. The seebeck coefficient increased with temperature to a maximum value and then decreased in the intrinsic region. Thermal conductivity decreased linearly with increasing temperature, reaching a minimum near the intrinsic region, and then increased rapidly because of the contribution of the bipolar component. The dimensionless figure of merit reached 0.32 at 610 K for Mg 2.00 Si 0.25 Sn 0.75 double-doped with Li-5000 ppm and Ag-20000 ppm.
The single-phase of p-type Mg 2 Si 0:25 Sn 0:75 with Li and Ag double doping were prepared by the liquid-solid reaction and hot-pressing methods. All samples thus obtained were identified by XRD as single-phase solid solutions with an anti-fluorite structure. The effects of Li and Ag double doping on thermoelectric performance were investigated at temperature differences (ÁT) of 0 to 500 K. The thermoelectromotive force (E) of the Li-25000 ppm single-doped sample was determined to be 88 mV at ÁT ¼ 500 K. For the Li-20000 ppm and Ag-5000 ppm double-doped sample, the E value became larger (92 mV) after Ag substitution. A maximum E value of 97 mV was obtained for the Ag-25000 ppm single-doped sample and the Li-5000 ppm and Ag-20000 ppm double-doped sample. Mean resistivity (r m ) at ÁT ¼ 500 K decreased by double doping and showed a minimum value of 2:94 Â 10 À5 m for the Li-5000 ppm and Ag-20000 ppm double-doped sample. The maximum effective power (P ¼ E 2 =4r m ) increased with ÁT. The P values of single-doped samples at ÁT ¼ 500 K were 38 Wm À1 for Li singledoped and 72 Wm À1 for Ag single-doped samples. P for the Li-20000 ppm and Ag-5000 ppm double-doped sample was 64 Wm À1 , which was an improvement of about 90% compared with the Li single-doped sample. The maximum value of P at ÁT ¼ 500 K was 80 Wm À1 for the Li-5000 ppm and Ag-20000 ppm double-doped sample, which was an improvement of about 10% compared with the Ag single-doped sample.
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