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Published December 31, 2019 | Version v1
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Structure formation by hot extrusion of thermoelectric bismuth chalcogenide solid solution rods

  • 1. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow, Russia
  • 2. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow, Russia|RMT Ltd, Moscow, Russia
  • 3. JSC «Giredmet», Moscow, Russia
  • 4. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow, Russia|JSC «Giredmet», Moscow, Russia
  • 5. National University of Science and Technology MISiS, Moscow, Russia|A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

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Major advantage of extruded Bi2Te3 based thermoelectric materials is high mechanical strength compared with that of melt-crystallized materials. Mechanical properties are of special importance for thermogenerator module applications where thermogenerator branches may undergo elevated thermal stresses due to large temperature differences at the modules. Since extrusion is typically a high-temperature process the structure of extruded materials is controlled by the plastic deformation in multiple slip systems resulting in the formation of a final deformed structure. The grain orientations are predominantly such that the most probable cleavage plane orientation is parallel to the extrusion axis. Recovery processes occur simultaneously and different recrystallization stages may take place. In the latter case the deformed texture may be destroyed.

Structure evolution along the extruded rod of Bi2Se0.3Te2.7 ternary solid solution was studied with metallography and X-ray diffraction. Extrusion was interrupted for the study and so the specimen was a whole rod the initial part of which was the extrusion billet and the final part was the as-extruded material. The structure of the material is formed by competitive processes of dislocation generation and annealing. The plastic deformation energy is the highest in the extruder zone of the rod. Both the hardening processes and the texture are controlled by the plastic deformation mechanism. Plastic deformation is accompanied by generation of defects that are most likely vacancy type ones.

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