Structure and thermoelectric characterization of AxBa 8-xAl14Si31 (A = Sr, Eu) single crystals

Cathie L. Condron; Susan M. Kauzlarich; G. S. Nolas

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Structure and thermoelectric characterization of A_xBa _8-xAl₁₄Si₃₁ (A = Sr, Eu) single crystals

Cathie L. Condron, Susan M. Kauzlarich, G. S. Nolas

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Single crystals of A_xBa_8-xAl₁₄Si ₃₁ (A = Sr, Eu) were grown using a molten Al flux technique. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction confirms that A_xBa _8-xAl₁₄Si₃₁ (A = Sr, Eu) crystallize with the type I clathrate structure, and phase purity was determined with powder X-ray diffraction. Stoichiometry was determined to be Sr_0.7Ba _7.3Al₁₄Si₃₁ and Eu_0.3Ba _7.7-Al₁₄Si₃₁ by electron microprobe analysis. These A_xBa_8-xAl₁₄Si₃₁ phases can be described as framework-deficient clathrate type I structures with the general formula, A_xBa_8-xAl_ySi_42-3y/4[] _4-1/4y. DSC measurements indicate that these phases melt congruently at 1413 and 1415 K for Sr_0.7Ba_7.3Al₁₄Si ₃₁ and Eu_0.3Ba_7.7Al₁₄Si ₃₁, respectively. Temperature-dependent resistivity indicates metallic behavior, and the negative Seebeck coefficient indicates transport processes dominated by electrons as carriers. Thermal conductivity of these phases remains low with Sr_0.7Ba_7.3-Al₁₄Si ₃₁ having the lowest values.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	2556-2562
Number of pages	7
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	46
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ic062115v
State	Published - Apr 2 2007

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