TY - JOUR
T1 - Characterization of new materials in a four-sample thermoelectric measurement system
AU - Ghelani, N. A.
AU - Loo, S. Y.
AU - Chung, D. Y.
AU - Sportouch, S.
AU - De Nardi, S.
AU - Kanatzidis, M. G.
AU - Hogan, T. P.
AU - Nolas, G. S.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - Several new materials in the CsBi4Te6, A2Bi8Se13, (A = K, Rb, Cs), HoNiSb, Ba/Ge/B (B = In, Sn), and AgPbBiQ3 (Q = S, Se, Te) systems have shown promising characteristics for thermoelectric applications. New synthesis techniques are able to produce samples at much higher rates than previously possible. This has led to a persistent challenge in thermoelectric materials research of rapid and comprehensive characterization of samples. This paper presents a description of a new 4-sample transport measurement system and the related measurement techniques. Special features of the system include fully computer-controlled operation (implemented in Lab ViewTM) for simultaneous measurement of electrical conductivity, thermo-electric power, and thermal conductivity. This system has been successfully used to characterize several new thermoelectric materials (including some of the above-mentioned compounds) and reference materials exhibiting a wide range of thermal conductivities.
AB - Several new materials in the CsBi4Te6, A2Bi8Se13, (A = K, Rb, Cs), HoNiSb, Ba/Ge/B (B = In, Sn), and AgPbBiQ3 (Q = S, Se, Te) systems have shown promising characteristics for thermoelectric applications. New synthesis techniques are able to produce samples at much higher rates than previously possible. This has led to a persistent challenge in thermoelectric materials research of rapid and comprehensive characterization of samples. This paper presents a description of a new 4-sample transport measurement system and the related measurement techniques. Special features of the system include fully computer-controlled operation (implemented in Lab ViewTM) for simultaneous measurement of electrical conductivity, thermo-electric power, and thermal conductivity. This system has been successfully used to characterize several new thermoelectric materials (including some of the above-mentioned compounds) and reference materials exhibiting a wide range of thermal conductivities.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:0035018976
SN - 0271-4310
VL - 4
JO - Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
JF - Proceedings - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems
T2 - IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS 2001)
Y2 - 6 May 2001 through 9 May 2001
ER -