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Modeling Thermopower in AlPdMn Based Quasicrystalline Systems

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 March 2011

A. L. Pope ,
B. M. Zawilski ,
R. Gagnon ,
T. M. Tritt ,
J. Strom-Olsen ,
R. Schneidmiller  and
J. Kolis
A. L. Pope
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
B. M. Zawilski
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
R. Gagnon
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
T. M. Tritt
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
J. Strom-Olsen
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montreal, Canada
R. Schneidmiller
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
J. Kolis
Affiliation:
Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634
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Abstract

We report room temperature thermopower values and the temperature dependence for several AlPdMn based quasicrystals. In an effort to further understand the complexities of electrical transport in quasicrystalline systems, thermopower data for icosahedral Al71Pd21Mn8-XReX will be presented and discussed. A relation of room temperature thermopower to the curvature of the thermopower is demonstrated. We propose an empirical fit to the thermopower data, utilizing three free variables. The physical significance of the fit parameters is discussed. These results are discussed in brief concerning the relation to the application of quasicrystals for use as thermoelectric materials.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 643: Symposium K – Quasicrystals-Preparation, Properties, and Applications , 2000 , K14.4
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2001

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