High-Temperature thermoelectric properties in the La2-xR xCuO4 (R: Pr, Y, Nb) ceramics

Yong Liu; Yuan Hua Lin; Bo Ping Zhang; Hong Min Zhu; Ce Wen Nan; Jinle Lan; Jing Feng Li

doi:10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.02952.x

High-Temperature thermoelectric properties in the La_2-xR _xCuO₄ (R: Pr, Y, Nb) ceramics

Yong Liu, Yuan Hua Lin, Bo Ping Zhang, Hong Min Zhu, Ce Wen Nan, Jinle Lan, Jing Feng Li

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La_2-xR_xCuO₄ (R: Pr, Y, Nb) polycrystalline ceramics have been prepared by a spark plasma sintering process. Analysis of the microstructure and phase composition shows that pure La ₂CuO₄ ceramics with a high density can be obtained, and no impurity phases appear. All the samples exhibit a metal-semiconductor transition behavior at ∼750 K, which could be ascribed to the decreasing charge density as a result of loss of oxygen atoms and various conduction mechanisms in these La₂CuO₄-based ceramics. Our results indicate that the La_1.98Y_0.02CuO₄ ceramics show large thermoelectric power ∼1.0 × 10^-3 μW·(m·K²)^-1, and the evaluated ZT can reach 0.17 at 330 K, which potentially make them useful for thermoelectric applications.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	934-937
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of the American Ceramic Society
Volume	92
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.02952.x
Publication status	Published - 2009 Apr 1
Externally published	Yes

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Ceramics and Composites
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