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Co-rich skutterudite compounds of FexCo4-xSb12 (x=0-1.0) were prepared by in-situ spark plasma sintering (SPS) at temperature range from 300 to 600°C with Co, Sb, Fe powders as raw materials. The synthesis condition, structures, morphologies and electrical properties were investigated. The results reveal that for all samples the skutterudite phase appears at 300°C, and becomes the main phase with small amounts of Sb in the temperature range from 400 to 600°C. The lattice constants increase linearly with increasing Fe content. The FexCo4-xSb12 compounds grow as regular particles and columnar crystals at 600°C with x &le 0.3, but the quantity of both particle and columnar crystals decreases and the compounds tend to grow by incurved branch-shaped crystals with x ≥ 0.3. The electrical conductivity increases with increasing substitution of Fe for Co sites, simultaneously the temperatures at which the highest value of Seebeck coefficient and power factor locate increase with increasing Fe content for Co-rich skutterudite compounds of FexCo4-xSb12.
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