Effect of High-Pressure Torsion on Texture, Microstructure, and Raman Spectroscopy: Case Study of Fe- and Te-Substituted CoSb3

Anbalagan, R and Rogl, Gerda and Zehetbauer, Michael and Sharma, Amit and Rogl, Peter and Suwas, Satyam and Mallik, Ramesh Chandra (2014) Effect of High-Pressure Torsion on Texture, Microstructure, and Raman Spectroscopy: Case Study of Fe- and Te-Substituted CoSb3. In: JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS, 43 (10). pp. 3817-3823.

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Abstract

Fe0.05Co0.95Sb2.875Te0.125, a double-element-substituted skutterudite, was prepared by induction melting, annealing, and hot pressing (HP). The hot-pressed sample was subjected to high-pressure torsion (HPT) with 4 GPa pressure at 673 K. X-ray diffraction was performed before and after HPT processing of the sample; the skutterudite phase was observed as a main phase, but an additional impurity phase (CoSb2) was observed in the HPT-processed sample. Surface morphology was determined by high-resolution scanning electron microscopy. In the HP sample, coarse grains with sizes in the range of approximately 100 nm to 300 nm were obtained. They changed to fine grains with a reduction in grain size to 75 nm to 125 nm after HPT due to severe plastic deformation. Crystallographic texture, as measured by x-ray diffraction, indicated strengthening of (112), (102) poles and weakening of the (123) pole of the HPT-processed sample. Raman-active vibrational modes showed a peak position shift towards the lower energy side, indicating softening of the modes after HPT. The distortion of the rectangular Sb-Sb rings leads to broadening of Sb-Sb vibrational modes due to local strain fluctuation. In the HPT process, a significant effect on the shorter Sb-Sb bond was observed as compared with the longer Sb-Sb bond.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF ELECTRONIC MATERIALS
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the SPRINGER, 233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	15 Oct 2014 04:43
Last Modified:	15 Oct 2014 04:43
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/50008

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