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Thermoelectric generators made of FeSi2 and HMS: Fabrication and measurement

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Single couple thermoelectric generators consisting of n-type FeSi2 and p-type higher manganese silicide were developed and characterized. The leg and the bridge materials were prepared by a powder metallurgical method. Using the Peltier effect the transport properties were measured over the whole working temperature range. Electrical contacts suitable for the hot side could be obtained by conventional vacuum soldering and those for the cold side by ultrasonic soldering. The measured efficiency was in excellent agreement with the calculated values derived from the leg and contact properties.

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  1. Michael Riffel

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  1. Institut für angewandte Physik, Universität Karlsruhe, D-76128, Karlsruhe, Germany

    Erwin Groβ, Michael Riffel & Ulrich Stöhrer

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Groβ, E., Riffel, M. & Stöhrer, U. Thermoelectric generators made of FeSi2 and HMS: Fabrication and measurement. Journal of Materials Research 10, 34–40 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1995.0034

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