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Physical Properties of Single-Crystalline Ba8Ni3.5Ge42.1□0.4

  • L. T. K. Nguyen1,2,3,
  • U. Aydemir3,
  • M. Baitinger3,
  • J. Custers1,
  • A. Haghighirad2,
  • R. Höfler1,
  • K. D. Luther2,
  • F. Ritter2,
  • Yu. Grin3,
  • W. Assmus2 &
  • …
  • S. Paschen1 

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Abstract

Clathrates are candidate materials for thermoelectric applications because of a number of unique properties. The clathrate I phases in the Ba-Ni-Ge ternary system allow controlled variation of the charge carrier concentration by adjusting the Ni content. Depending on the Ni content, the physical properties vary from metal-like to insulator-like and show a transition from p-type to n-type conduction. Here we present first results on the characterization of millimeter-sized single crystals grown by the Bridgman technique. Single crystals with a composition of Ba8Ni3.5Ge42.1□0.4 show metallic behavior (dρ/dT > 0) albeit with high resistivity at room temperature [ρ (300 K) = 1 mΩ cm]. The charge carrier concentration at 300 K, as determined from Hall-effect measurements, is 2.3 e−/unit cell. The dimensionless thermoelectric figure of merit estimated at 680 K is ZT ≈ 0.2.

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Financial support from the EU FP6 NoE Complex Metallic Alloys is gratefully acknowledged.

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  1. Institute of Solid State Physics, Vienna University of Technology, Wiedner Hauptstr. 8-10, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    L. T. K. Nguyen, J. Custers, R. Höfler & S. Paschen

  2. Institute of Physics, Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main, Max-von-Laue-Str.1, 60431, Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    L. T. K. Nguyen, A. Haghighirad, K. D. Luther, F. Ritter & W. Assmus

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    L. T. K. Nguyen, U. Aydemir, M. Baitinger & Yu. Grin

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Nguyen, L.T.K., Aydemir, U., Baitinger, M. et al. Physical Properties of Single-Crystalline Ba8Ni3.5Ge42.1□0.4 . J. Electron. Mater. 39, 1386–1389 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1312-3

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  • Published: 19 August 2010

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  • Clathrates
  • thermoelectric material
  • intermetallic compound
  • nickel
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