Half-Heusler (TiZrHf)NiSn Unileg Module with High Powder Density
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results
Module | Material | ΔT (K) | Pout, Max (mW) | Leg dimensions (mm) | Power density | |
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(mW/cm2) | (mW/cm3) | |||||
HH-Empa (this work) | Ti0.33Zr0.33Hf0.33NiSn unileg | 565 | 44 | 4-times 2 × 2 × 4 | 275 | 700 |
Heusler1 Mikami [16] | Fe2VAl0.9Si0.1/Fe2V0.9Ti0.1Al | 280 | 940 | 36-times diameter 5 × 5 | 133 | 266 |
Heusler2 Mikami [17] | Fe2V0.84Ti0.16Al0.97Sb0.03/Fe2VAl0.9Si0.07Sb0.03 | 280 | 2500 | 36-times 4.5 × 4.5 × 4.2 | 342 | 816 |
HH Poon [15] | Hf0.3Zr0.7CoSn0.3Sb0.7/Hf0.6Zr0.4NiSn0.995Sb0.005 | 704 | 423 | 2 legs | – | – |
Funahashi [19] | Ca2.7Bi0.3Co4O9/La0.9Bi0.1NiO3 | 500 | 94 | 2-times 3.7 × 4.5 | 105 (282) | 246 (660) |
Tomes [20] | La1.98Sr0.02CuO4/CaMn0.98Nb0.02O3 | 622 | 88 | 4-times 4.5 × 4.5 | 108 | 216 |
4. Summary and Conclusion
Acknowledgement
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Populoh, S.; Brunko, O.C.; Gałązka, K.; Xie, W.; Weidenkaff, A. Half-Heusler (TiZrHf)NiSn Unileg Module with High Powder Density. Materials 2013, 6, 1326-1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6041326
Populoh S, Brunko OC, Gałązka K, Xie W, Weidenkaff A. Half-Heusler (TiZrHf)NiSn Unileg Module with High Powder Density. Materials. 2013; 6(4):1326-1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6041326
Chicago/Turabian StylePopuloh, Sascha, Oliver C. Brunko, Krzysztof Gałązka, Wenjie Xie, and Anke Weidenkaff. 2013. "Half-Heusler (TiZrHf)NiSn Unileg Module with High Powder Density" Materials 6, no. 4: 1326-1332. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma6041326