The invention discloses a preparation method of thermoelectric material Ag compound (Ca(1-X)LaX)3Co4O9, and relates to the preparation method of Ag compound
oxide thermoelectric material. The invention resolves the problems that the distribution of Ag phases in an Ag compound Ca-Co-O-based
oxide is not even, the size of Ag phase particles is large, thereby leading that current carrier transporting loop is formed between Ca-Co-O-based
oxide crystal grains, and leading
Seebeck coefficient of the Ag compound Ca-Co-O-based oxide to be reduced evidently, and the existence of lanthanon results in decreasing the electrical
conductivity of the Ca-Co-O-based oxide. The preparation methods comprises that firstly,
calcium nitrate,
cobalt nitrate and
lanthanum nitrate are dissolved in
distilled water; secondly,
citric acid is add; thirdly,
silver nitrate is added; fourthly, organic monomers and
network agent are added; fifthly, initiating agent is added; sixthly,
microwave dry is performed; seventhly,
calcination is operated; eighthly, the
spark plasma sintering is performed. The distribution of Ag phases in Ag compound (Ca(1-X)LaX)3Co 4O9 prepared by the methods of the invention is even, the size of the Ag phase particles is smaller than 500 nm, and the current carrier transporting loop is not formed. The
Seebeck coefficient of the Ag compound (Ca(1-X)LaX)3Co4O9improves 1.7 percent to 4.9 percent than that of the Ca3Co4O9, the electrical
conductivity improves 13.3 percent to 38.9 percent, and the
power factor improves 21.6 percent to 35.1 percent.