Journal
JOURNAL OF SOLID STATE CHEMISTRY
Volume 178, Issue 7, Pages 2186-2190Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2005.04.027
Keywords
oxide; layered cobaltite; composite; thermoelectric properties
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Ca3Co4O9/Ag composites incorporating different amounts of Ag were synthesized by solid-state reaction. Scanning electron microscopy revealed Ag particles dispersed among and combined with Ca3Co4O9 grains several times larger in size. The electrical resistivity (rho) of the composites is favorably lower than that of Ca3Co4O9 alone and decreases with increasing Ag content. It can thus be inferred that the highly conductive Ag particles between the oxide grains contribute to the reduction of rho. Although minimal in smaller amounts, the addition of Ag also seems to have a negative impact on the Seebeck coefficient (S) of the composites due to its poor S. Since the reduction of rho is more significant than the degradation of S. the power factor is found to be improved by the addition of 10wt% Ag. (c) 2005 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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