화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.90, No.6, 1908-1911, 2007
Texturing behaviors and kinetics of NaCo2O4-delta thermoelectric materials
Polycrystalline NaCo2O4-delta materials were prepared using the solid-state reaction technique. The processing dependence of texturing evolution of NaCo2O4-delta was investigated quantitatively. The results indicate that the extent of texture increased with increasing process duration and then reached the maximum when the materials were sintered at 900 degrees C for 12 h. The texturing kinetics obeys an exponential relationship, suggesting that the texturing processing is dominated by self-diffusion mechanism. However, the texture extent decreased when the annealing time exceeded 12 h. The experimental results may provide new insights into the optimization of processing parameters for the fabrication of polycrystalline NaCo2O4-delta materials with the desired microstructure.