Transport properties of a molybdenum antimonide-telluride with dispersed NiSb nanoparticles

Polycrystalline Ni0.05Mo3Sb5.4Te1.6 thermoelectric (TE) material samples were mixed with NiSb nanoparticles (60–80 nm) in 0, 0.034, 0.074 and 0.16 vol fractions, then hot-pressed and their TE transport properties were characterized. There was a gradual increase in electrical conductivity with the addition of NiSb nanoparticles. The electrical conductivity (σ) of the 0.16 sample was increased by 163% compared to the NiSb-free sample. Except for …