Characterization of synthesized Heusler Alloy for Optimized Thermoelectrical Energy Generation.

The discovery of an alloy possessing a high capacity to convert heat into electricity is novel to the progression of technology. This research focuses on synthesizing the Heusler alloy and creating proper X-ray diffraction patterns to characterize the metal's properties. Thermoelectricity, which converts thermal energy to electrical energy across a thermal gradient. This process depends on three essential properties, the thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and seebeck coefficient. These interact with each other to form a high figure of merit called ZT which reflects the efficiency of the material. Heusler Alloy is a ternary material used for the conversion of heat across a thermal gradient to electrical current. This material is doped with tungsten, improving thermoelectric characteristics. will be analyzed and characterized through X-Ray Diffraction to determine properties of the material such as crystalline structure, lattice parameter, bonding, and phase purity. X Ray diffraction is a characterization method used to find characteristics of a material. The process occurs when an incident x ray beam is shot at a material where it then interacts with the lattice structure. As the x ray is interacting with the lattice it then exits the material on a certain path. These paths can then be read on a graph as peaks of intensity. This method of characterization will be compared with actual Ultimately this research can spearhead the development of advanced materials that can generate electricity in very hot environments and advancing self-sustaining energy generators