3D Printing: 3D Printing Fabrication of Amorphous Thermoelectric Materials with Ultralow Thermal Conductivity (Small 44/2015). Issue 44 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: He, Minhong; Zhao, Yan; Wang, Biao; Xi, Qing; Zhou, Jun; Liang, Ziqi
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 11:Issue 44(2015)
• Page Start: 5888
• Page End: 5888
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: 3D printing -- Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 -- thermal conductivities -- thermoelectrics; Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201570266
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

Abstract : J. Zhou, Z. Liang, and co‐workers successfully apply 3D printing technology to prepare thermoelectric materials. On page 5889, such 3D‐fabricated Bi0.5 Sb1.5 Te3 samples exhibit amorphous characteristics and thus show an ultralow thermal conductivity of 0.2 W m −1 K −1 . Of unique importance, 3D printing fabrication enables the ready generation of shaped bulk TE samples which can hardly be created by traditional hot‐pressing and spark plasma sintering methods.