Fig. 5: Electrical transport properties and dimensionless figure of merit (zT). | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Electrical transport properties and dimensionless figure of merit (zT).

From: High-performance ZrNiSn-based half-Heusler thermoelectrics with hierarchical architectures enabled by reactive sintering

Fig. 5

a Temperature-dependent electrical conductivity (σ). b Temperature-dependent Seebeck coefficient (α). c Pisarenko plot at 300 K. d Temperature-dependent power factor (PF). Data for the samples prepared by arc melting and self-propagation high-temperature synthesis (SHS) are included for comparison24,31,32,44. e Temperature-dependent zT. f Comparison of the average zT (zTaverage) of our Zr0.75Hf0.25NiSn0.99Sb0.01 with those of previously reported MNiSn-based compounds synthesized using conventional methods16,17,30,31,32,34,35.

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