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Electrical and Thermal Properties of the Ca3−x Gd x Co4O9+δ System

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The effects of Gd substitution on the thermoelectric (TE) properties of Ca3Co4O9+δ have been systematically investigated from 25 K to 335 K. Partial substitution of Gd in Ca3Co4O9+δ results in an increase of thermopower and resistivity, and a decrease of thermal conductivity. A maximum dimensionless figure of merit (ZT) of 0.028 was achieved at 335 K for Ca2.4Gd0.6Co4O9+δ , which is about one order of magnitude larger than that for Ca3Co4O9+δ . The investigation demonstrates that the TE performance of the Ca3Co4O9+δ system can be improved through Gd doping.

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    G. D. Tang, C. P. Tang, X. N. Xu, L. Qiu, L. Y. Lv, Z. H. Wang & Y. W. Du

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Tang, G.D., Tang, C.P., Xu, X.N. et al. Electrical and Thermal Properties of the Ca3−x Gd x Co4O9+δ System. J. Electron. Mater. 40, 504–507 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1412-0

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