Structure and Failure Mechanism of the Thermoelectric CoSb_3/TiCoSb Interface
Abstract
The brittle behavior and low strength of CoSb_3/TiCoSb interface are serious issues concerning the engineering applications of CoSb_3 based or CoSb_3/TiCoSb segmented thermoelectric devices. To illustrate the failure mechanism of the CoSb_3/TiCoSb interface, we apply density functional theory to investigate the interfacial behavior and examine the response during tensile deformations. We find that both CoSb_3(100)/TiCoSb(111) and CoSb_3(100)/TiCoSb(110) are energetically favorable interfacial structures. Failure of the CoSb_3/TiCoSb interface occurs in CoSb_3 since the structural stiffness of CoSb_3 is much weaker than that of TiCoSb. This failure within CoSb_3 can be explained through the softening of the Sb–Sb bond along with the cleavage of the Co–Sb bond in the interface. The failure mechanism the CoSb_3/TiCoSb interface is similar to that of bulk CoSb_3, but the ideal tensile strength and failure strain of the CoSb_3/TiCoSb interface are much lower than those of bulk CoSb_3. This can be attributed to the weakened stiffness of the Co–Sb framework due to structural rearrangement near the interfacial region.
Additional Information
© 2016 American Chemical Society. Publication Date (Web): November 1, 2016. This work is partially supported by National Basic Research Program of China (973-program) under Project no. 2013CB632505, the 111 Project of China under Project no. B07040, Materials Project by Department of Energy Basic Energy Sciences Program under Grant No. EDCBEE, DOE Contract DE-AC02-05CH11231, National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 11302156), and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (408-32200031). U.A. acknowledges the financial assistance of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey. W.A.G. acknowledges the financial assistance form NSF (DMR-1436985). The authors declare no competing financial interest.Attached Files
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- Eprint ID
- 71723
- DOI
- 10.1021/acsami.6b07320
- Resolver ID
- CaltechAUTHORS:20161103-141317087
- 2013CB632505
- National Basic Research Program of China 973 Program
- B07040
- 111 Project of China
- EDCBEE
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- DE-AC02-05CH11231
- Department of Energy (DOE)
- 11302156
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- 408-32200031
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
- Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu (TÜBİTAK)
- DMR-1436985
- NSF
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