Reduction of Thermal Conductivity for Icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystal through Heavy Element Substitution
Abstract
:1. Introduction
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- The constituent elements are nontoxic, readily available, and show favorable costs for industrial use [11].
2. Experimental Procedure and Sample Characterization
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Samples | Consodidating Temperature (K) | Bulk Density (g cm−3) | Crystalline Size (Å) |
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Al63Cu25Fe12 | 898 | 4.43 | 1256(62) |
Al63Cu24Au1Fe12 | 1013 | 4.58 | 1090(58) |
Al63Cu23Au2Fe12 | 1018 | 4.70 | 824(70) |
Al63Cu22Au3Fe12 | 1033 | 4.80 | 379(13) |
Al63Cu24Pt1Fe12 | 948 | 4.66 | 1062(16) |
Al63Cu23Pt2Fe12 | 968 | 4.86 | 979(17) |
Al63Cu22Pt3Fe12 | 1083 | 4.88 | 974(16) |
Nominal Compositions | Phase | ICP Analysis of Chemical Composition |
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Al63Cu24Au1Fe12 | i | Al63.1Cu24.2Au0.9Fe11.8 |
Al63Cu24Au2Fe12 | i | Al64Cu22.4Au1.9Fe11.7 |
Al63Cu22Au3Fe12 | i + Al2Au | Al65.7Cu21.2Au1.7Fe11.4 |
Al63Cu24Pt1Fe12 | i | Al63.2Cu24.2Pt0.9Fe11.3 |
Al63Cu24Pt2Fe12 | i | Al63.2Cu23.8Pt1.7Fe11.3 |
Al63Cu22Pt3Fe12 | i | Al63.1Cu22.3Pt2.6Fe12 |
Samples | κt,300K | Δκt,300K/κt,300K | κph,300K | Δκph,300K/κph,300K |
(W m−1 K−1) | (%) | (W m−1 K−1) | (%) | |
x = 0 | 1.42 | - | 1.12 | - |
Au: x = 1 | 1.41 | −0.7 | 0.96 | −14.3 |
Au: x = 2 | 1.46 | 2.8 | 1.06 | −5.4 |
Pt: x = 1 | 1.33 | −6.3 | 0.93 | −17.0 |
Pt: x = 2 | 1.35 | −4.9 | 1.03 | −8.0 |
Pt: x = 3 | 1.31 | −7.7 | 1.03 | −8.0 |
Samples | ΔCP,300K/CP,300K | Δvs/vs | κmin,300K | |
(%) | (%) | (W m−1 K−1) | ||
x = 0 | - | - | 1.11 | |
Au: x = 1 | −3.9 | −0.2 | 1.11 | |
Au: x = 2 | −4.5 | −5.2 | 1.08 | |
Pt: x = 1 | −8.7 | −0.2 | 1.13 | |
Pt: x = 2 | −13 | −2.3 | 1.12 | |
Pt: x = 3 | −11 | 0 | 1.14 |
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Takagiwa, Y.; Maeda, R.; Ohhashi, S.; Tsai, A.-P. Reduction of Thermal Conductivity for Icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystal through Heavy Element Substitution. Materials 2021, 14, 5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185238
Takagiwa Y, Maeda R, Ohhashi S, Tsai A-P. Reduction of Thermal Conductivity for Icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystal through Heavy Element Substitution. Materials. 2021; 14(18):5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185238
Chicago/Turabian StyleTakagiwa, Yoshiki, Ryota Maeda, Satoshi Ohhashi, and An-Pang Tsai. 2021. "Reduction of Thermal Conductivity for Icosahedral Al-Cu-Fe Quasicrystal through Heavy Element Substitution" Materials 14, no. 18: 5238. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14185238