ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY AND THERMOELECTROMOTIVE FORCE OF SOLID SOLUTIONS OF THE SYSTEMS: BI2SE3 -- SB2 TE3 AND BI2TE3 -- SB2SE3,

Abstract

On the basis of measurements of electrical conductivity and thermal E M F of solid solutions with laminar structure of the tetradymite type, it was established that in the system Bi2Se3 -- Sb2Te3 at room temperature, electrical conductivity changes on a curve with a minimum at composition of approximately 70 mole % Sb2Te3. Thermal E M F of the n-type, characteristic for Bi2Se3, with the growth of Sb2Te3 in solid solutions to approx. 50 mole % is increased from -60 to -116 micro v/deg, and at approximately 60 mole % Sb2Te3 a change is observed in the sign of conductance from minus to plus and a growth of thermal E M F to maximum + 360 micro v/deg at 70 mole % Sb2Te3. In the system Bi2Te3 -- Sb2Se3 at room temperature, electrical conductivity of an n-type solid solution based on Bi2Te3 decreases with the growth of concentration of Sb2Se3 on a smooth curve, and thermal E M F to 50 mole % Sb2Se3 is somewhat increased (from 100 to 127 micro v/ deg), and then quickly decreases to 6 micro v/deg at 70 mole % Sb2Se3. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 22, 1964
Accession Number
AD0602602

Entities

People

  • A. V. Dmitriev
  • K. K. Palkina
  • V. G. Kuznetsov

Organizations

  • National Air and Space Intelligence Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Measurement
  • Physical Properties
  • Solid Solutions

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.