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Single-phase polycrystalline La x Sr1−x TiO3 (x = 0, 0.04, 0.06, 0.08, and 0.12) ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction method using high-activity hydroxides as the raw materials. The electrical conductivity of all the samples increased with increasing x value and decreased with measurement temperature, while the thermal conductivity decreased with increasing x value and measurement temperature. The La0.12Sr0.88TiO3 sample showed the lowest thermal conductivity of 2.45 W m−1 K−1 at 873 K and the largest ZT of 0.28 at 773 K. The present work revealed that hydroxides with high activity as raw materials are beneficial to improve the thermoelectric properties, especially to decrease the thermal conductivity.
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Shang, PP., Zhang, BP., Liu, Y. et al. Preparation and Thermoelectric Properties of La-Doped SrTiO3 Ceramics. J. Electron. Mater. 40, 926–931 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-010-1452-5
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