Abstract
Single crystals of different phases of misfit cobalt oxides have been synthesized. Using these materials, the intrinsic power factor has been determined. By combining thermopower 5 and Hall coefficient measurements, we will show how S can be tuned by doping in this family of materials, the doping being strongly dependent on the misfit ratio p=b1/b2 ([Bi2A2O4][CoO2]b1/b2 with A=Ca, Sr, Ba, b1/b2=1.65, 1.82, 1.98). The in-plane resistivity also strongly depends on the doping : the more metallic samples are obtained for the largest carrier concentration, i.e. the smaller S value. The combination of these two factors leads to an important conclusion that the power factor is independent of the doping in these Bi-based materials converging to a unique value of 2.2±0.3 μW/cmK2 at room temperature, which is not so trivial. We will discuss the origin of the almost unique value of 2.2±0.3 μW/cmK2.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings ICT'07 - 26th International Conference on Thermoelectrics |
Pages | 117-120 |
Number of pages | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2007 |
Externally published | Yes |
Event | ICT'07 - 26th International Conference on Thermoelectrics - Jeju, Korea, Republic of Duration: 2007 Jun 3 → 2007 Jun 7 |
Other
Other | ICT'07 - 26th International Conference on Thermoelectrics |
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Country/Territory | Korea, Republic of |
City | Jeju |
Period | 07/6/3 → 07/6/7 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)