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Title: The Seebeck coefficient of superionic conductors

Journal Article · · Journal of Applied Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4906617· OSTI ID:22413008
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  1. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)

We present a theory of the anomalous Seebeck coefficient found in the superionic conductor Cu{sub 2}Se. It has a phase transition at T = 400 K where the cations disorder but the anions do not. This disorder gives a temperature-dependent width to the electronic states in the conduction band. This width provides the anomalous Seebeck contribution.

OSTI ID:
22413008
Journal Information:
Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 117, Issue 4; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-8979
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English