Reaction kinetic studies of metal-doped magnesium silicides

Preface to the special section on mechanochemical synthesis

“…The following group of research papers describes the use of mechanochemical methods for the synthesis and/or modification of different inorganic materials such as powder alloys [9], complex oxides [10], sulfides [11] and silicides [12]. Al-Joubouri and Suryanarayana [9] analyzed the phase formation and microstructural features of five different Fe-Cr-Ni powder mixtures subjected to high-energy mechanical milling.…”

“…Cepeda-Sánchez et al [10] described the mechanochemical synthesis, structural peculiarities and oxygen ion conducting properties of the Gd 2 Hf 2-x Ti x O 7 system. Baláž et al [11] analyzed the effect of different experimental parameters on the evolution of Cu:S mixtures when milled in a planetary ball mill to obtain CuS and Cu 2 S. Bogala and Reddy [12] analyzed the reaction kinetics of a group of promising thermoelectric materials-metal-doped Mg silicides.…”

Thermoelectric Power Generators: State-of-the-Art, Heat Recovery Method, and Challenges

“…This deflection is due to the different responses of the materials to the gradient temperature, creating a current and magnetic field through the loop. Thus, the Seebeck effect refers to the presence of a potential electric current through a thermoelectric material when subjected to a temperature difference [27,29].…”