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Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Bi-M-Co-O (M = Sr, Ca) Misfit Compounds by Laser Directional Solidification

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In this work, improvement of the thermoelectric properties of bulk samples due to texture developed by a directional laser-assisted solidification process (laser floating zone melting method) is reported for cobaltite materials with compositions Bi2Sr2Co1.8O y and Bi2Ca2Co1.7O y . Sample composition and microstructure have been studied using x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Thermoelectric properties have been measured between 4 K and 300 K by simultaneous determination of electrical resistivity and thermopower. All textured samples showed remarkable increase of power factor values as compared with conventional sintered ceramics.

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The authors wish to thank the Gobierno de Aragón (Project PI154/08 and Research Groups T12 and T74), the Spanish–French Integrated Action (HF2006-0171), and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Project MAT2008-00429 and Project CEN 2007-2014) for financial support. The technical contributions of C. Estepa, J.A. Gómez, and C. Gallego are also acknowledged.

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  1. Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón (ICMA), CSIC-Universidad de Zaragoza, C/Mª de Luna 3, 50018, Zaragoza, Spain

    J. C. Diez, SH. Rasekh, M. A. Madre & A. Sotelo

  2. Laboratoire CRISMAT, UMR 6508 CNRS-ENSICAEN, 6 Boulevard du Maréchal Juin, 14050, Caen Cedex, France

    E. Guilmeau & S. Marinel

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Diez, J.C., Rasekh, S., Madre, M.A. et al. Improved Thermoelectric Properties of Bi-M-Co-O (M = Sr, Ca) Misfit Compounds by Laser Directional Solidification. J. Electron. Mater. 39, 1601–1605 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1232-2

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