The invention discloses a
calcium-
manganese-
oxygen thermoelectric material and a preparation method thereof, and the thermoelectric material is characterized in that cubic-phase CaMnO3 is used as a matrix phase, lamellar CaO is used as an embedded phase, the embedded phase is dispersed in the matrix phase and is directionally arranged, and a tetragonal
perovskite symbiotic structure CaO (CaMnO3) m is formed; the preparation method comprises the following steps: uniformly mixing CaO and MnO2, and then carrying out high-temperature
sintering; the mixture subjected to high-temperature
sintering is subjected to ball milling,
powder is formed, the ball milling
mass ratio is (10-30): 1, the ball milling time is 0.5-4 h, and the
diameter of the
powder reaches 30-1000 nm; collecting
powder, and carrying out
hot pressing treatment on the powder under
inert gas;
calcium oxide and
manganese oxide are used as raw materials, ball milling and
hot pressing are performed to form the tetragonal
perovskite symbiotic structure CaO (CaMnO3) m, so that the
Seebeck coefficient of the thermoelectric material is improved, the ball milling
mass ratio and the ball milling time are controlled, the heat
conductivity is reduced, the
thermoelectric conversion efficiency of the thermoelectric material is optimized, the cost is reduced, and industrial production is facilitated.