Thermoelectric properties of the doped Kondo insulator:: NdxCe3-xPt3Sb4

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Jones, CDW [1 ]
Regan, KA [1 ]
DiSalvo, FJ [1 ]
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[1] Cornell Univ, Baker Lab, Dept Chem, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
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PHYSICAL REVIEW B | 1998年 / 58卷 / 24期
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10.1103/PhysRevB.58.16057
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The temperature dependence of the thermopower, electrical resistivity, and thermal conductivity were explored for the solid solution NdxCe3-xPt3Sb4 obtained from the parent Kondo insulator Ce3Pt3Sb4. While Ce3Pt3Sb4 is a semiconductor with a small activation energy (E-a approximate to 0.05+/-0.01 eV) and a relatively large thermopower (S=112+/-4 mu V/K at 300 K), Nd3Pt3Sb4 is a simple metal with a typically low thermopower (S= 8 +/- 1 mu V/K at 300 K). The thermoelectric figure of merit ZT of the NdxCe3-xPt3Sb4 solid solution was found to be maximized at x = 0.35 +/- 0.10. The maximum ZT of 0.12 at approximately 230 K, however, is too small to be useful in thermoelectric applications. [S0163-1829(98)05044-9].
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