A high temperature apparatus for measurement of the Seebeck coefficient

Journal Article · Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2011 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3601358· OSTI ID:22062365

Iwanaga, Shiho; Toberer, Eric S; LaLonde, Aaron; Snyder, G Jeffrey ^[1]

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1. Materials Science, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125 (United States)

A high temperature Seebeck coefficient measurement apparatus with various features to minimize typical sources of error is designed and built. Common sources of temperature and voltage measurement error are described and principles to overcome these are proposed. With these guiding principles, a high temperature Seebeck measurement apparatus with a uniaxial 4-point contact geometry is designed to operate from room temperature to over 1200 K. This instrument design is simple to operate, and suitable for bulk samples with a broad range of physical types and shapes.

• OSTI ID: 22062365
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 82, Issue 6; Other Information: (c) 2011 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DESIGN
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRIC POTENTIAL
ERRORS
SEEBECK EFFECT
TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0273-0400 K
TEMPERATURE RANGE 0400-1000 K