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Seebeck coefficient of Ln x Ca1−x MnO3 perovskites in paramagnetic state

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The Seebeck coefficient is a function of carrier concentration and configurational entropy. In this report, we semi-theoretically investigate the Seebeck coefficient of Ln x Ca1−x MnO3 (Ln=Rare-earth) perovskites based on the electronic structure of the 3d orbitals of Mn ions, using the developed Heikes model, Boltzmann transport model, and diffusion model. The results show that the Seebeck coefficient of such a strongly correlated electron system in paramagnetic state is remarkably affected by site degeneracy. As temperature decreases, the evolution of the spin and orbital degrees of freedom together with the change in phonon scattering mode describes the Seebeck coefficient behavior satisfactorily. The phonon drag effect at low temperature is also discussed.

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  1. Center for Condensed Matter Science and Technology (CCMST), Department of Physics, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, People’s Republic of China

    Yang Wang, Yu Sui, Xianjie Wang & Wenhui Su

  2. Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 21 Nanyang Link, 637371, Singapore, Singapore

    Yang Wang

  3. International Center for Materials Physics, Academia Sinica, Shenyang, 110015, People’s Republic of China

    Yu Sui & Wenhui Su

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Wang, Y., Sui, Y., Wang, X. et al. Seebeck coefficient of Ln x Ca1−x MnO3 perovskites in paramagnetic state. Appl. Phys. A 104, 135–142 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-010-6081-6

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